“You cannot shift people’s behaviour by simply asking them to stop, start or do more. Changing behaviour necessitates changing the context and habits of thought that underpin the behaviour.”   First I need to clarify that, whilst widely...

Let's talk about the role of the safety person. I say 'person', because labels such as safety leader, safety manager, safety advisor and safety officer conjure up specific images and expectations about what these people do which may or may not be...

For nearly 20 years I've been on projects designed to assess and improve culture and collated data from over 6000 surveys, 700 interviews and 100's of focus groups in the energy, construction, aviation and oil and gas industries as well as local and...

There are 2 conditions essential to the reporting of safety incidents which are very well supported by the literature. 1) It is easy to do; and 2) There is no blame. Makes perfect sense... All we need to do is have an efficient system or process...

There is a commonly held belief that people will always take short cuts. For example, when asked about barriers to Health and Safety performance, leaders and managers often report "individual drivers" and that it's "human nature" to look for an easy...

Very grateful for the opportunity of speaking with Todd about safety culture. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope that you do too. In reference to the purpose of our roles, this discussion sparked Todd to coin the phrase "to look for...

Think about Albert Einstein's definition of insanity for a moment: "... doing something over and over and expecting different results." With the frontline workforce, complex systems and operating procedures lead to a tick and flick mentality...