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SafetyRisk.Net is a resource for exploring the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR), offering a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on safety, risk, culture, leadership and learning. Moving beyond traditional safety, compliance and zero-harm thinking, this site examines how people make sense of risk through relationships, ethics, fallibility, trust and social interaction. With more than 2,000 articles, videos and free resources, SafetyRisk.net challenges conventional safety assumptions and provides practical insights for those seeking a more human-centred approach to understanding risk and helping people tackle risk more effectively.
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When Pigs HOP: Barry Spud Takes Safety Slogans to New Heights
An original Barry Spud satire. For years, I believed workplace safety could be achieved by putting a rhyme above a ...
Sloganeering, Indoctrination and Propaganda in Safety
You have to love this one from Safety: Do Safety Slogans Still Serve a Purpose? And you have to remember ...
What No Blame Enculturates
One of the outcomes of extremist slogans like ‘blame fixes nothing’ is that it builds a culture of naivety and ...
Book Launch: Following-Leading in Risk, A Supplement
Four videos We recently completed our next book Following-Leading in Risk, A Supplement (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/following-leading-in-risk-a-supplement/) and so decided to support that ...
Barry and Sadie Save Children from the Dangers of Learning
An original satire featuring Barry Spud and Sadie Tater. Their school programme and classroom scenes are fictional; linked articles provide ...
Welcome to Site. Please Leave Your Humanity at Reception.
As a safety professional, I believe first impressions matter. That is why every new worker at our site spends their ...
Doing Safety Differently, Differently: Barry Spud’s Next Revolution
I am delighted to announce that I no longer do Safety Differently. Everyone is doing that now. I am doing ...
I’m Sadie Tater: Psycho Social Safety Professional
Safety Satire You may know the legendary Barry Spud. Think of me as his female equivalent, with better accessories and ...
SPOR Is Making Safety Unnecessarily Human
I have recently been exposed to the work of Dr Rob Long and the Social Psychology of Risk. I say ...
Controlling Workplace Hazards with Cheese: Barry Spud’s Definitive Guide
Throughout my distinguished safety career, I have searched for a tool that can explain complex events without requiring me to ...
Artificial Intelligence: Finally, Safety Without the Inconvenience of People
I am delighted to announce that I have become an expert in artificial intelligence, following an intensive period of typing ...
How to Be a Safety Professional Without Being Troubled by People
People often ask me, “Barry, what does it actually mean to be a safety professional?” Usually, these are workers, and ...