Are you just ticking the box on the checklist?
Why take the time to observe the desired behaviour when you can audit a completed checklist?
These days there are more ‘things’ that we demand of our staff than ever before. […]
Rainbows aren’t real
Spoiler alert – Rainbows aren’t real.
You and your dog are walking in the field, in the distance you see a rainbow. Beautiful, high definition colours…..
Your dog sees the rainbow too, but to him, with his dichromatic vision, only parts of the rainbow is visible […]
Is Safety (really) a Priority?
Statements like – “Safety is a priority” can be dangerous.
Dangerous because the at risk worker can see right through the false claim.
Actions speak louder than false platitudes […]
Listen to your feedback…
Listen to that feeling, the feeling you have when you are doing something. If everything feels normal, it’s because you are doing what you’ve always done. But if you are feeling perhaps some anxiety, some uncomfortable feeling when[…]
The power of habits
You are creating and cementing habits every day. Every day you are growing stronger at the things you do. Every action, every behaviour literally leads to a thickening of the neural pathways in your brain as it receiver the feedback from your actions. The actions become less thought out, more automatic. You become an expert. You ar[…]
Having is evidence of wanting
Secretly, perhaps, you want those unsafe behaviours!
Having is evidence of wanting!
There is an idea out there that our subconscious drives our conscious….
Measuring success in training
There is a propensity within the construction industry to measure the success of training by measuring how many people go through the training, and often, how fast can they get through it….
The hidden risks of paperwork
A paper cut is not the biggest risk you face from the voluminous paper you are making people fill out every day. The biggest risk you face is the real risk of death or the jail!
There is as epidemic of paperwork in the construction industry.[…]
Never-ending Checklists
Some well intended safety people were reviewing an activity on site. First they checked the paperwork which included daily checklists for the equipment being used…
Safety just isn’t a priority
If it were, there would be unlimited time and money.
No, safety is a challenge, a puzzle, best solved by not specifically focussing on safety, but on focussing on what it takes to deliver the task correctly.
Correctly = to time, budget, to spec and with all fingers and toes left in tact. […]