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Why do we complete checklists?
In my most recent book, Paper Safe: The triumph of bureaucracy in safety management, I explore how bureaucracy has come to characterise...
Greg Smith
Oct 3, 20184 min read
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Thank you
I just wanted to send out my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported my latest book, Paper Safe. The kindle version of Paper Safe...
Greg Smith
Oct 2, 20181 min read
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Paper Safe
I am happy to announce my new book, Paper Safe: the triumph of bureaucracy in safety management is available. It seems to me that at some...
Greg Smith
Oct 2, 20182 min read
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2018 problems, 1972 solutions?
When Lord Roben's completed his review of health and safety legislation in the UK – a review which forms the basis of all Australian...
Greg Smith
Sep 14, 20181 min read
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Safety, mental health and the safety paradox
Currently, RUOK day and Mates in Construction dominate health and safety social media (and quite rightly and importantly so). This is...
Greg Smith
Sep 13, 20184 min read
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Access to blog links
Some people have reported having trouble accessing some of the links in my blog. Many of the links go to documents that are stored on a...
Greg Smith
Sep 11, 20181 min read
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The due diligence dilemma
You cannot read health and safety commentary on social media, or go to a health and safety conference, without the topic of due diligence...
Greg Smith
Sep 10, 201810 min read
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The Prosecution Problem
There is concerning trajectory in the current conversation about regulating health and safety in Australia. The conversation is almost...
Greg Smith
Sep 5, 20187 min read
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Risky Conversations video series
In our recent book, Risk Conversations: The Law, Social Psychology and Risk, Dr Rob Long and I discussed a range of safety topics and our...
Greg Smith
Jun 16, 20181 min read
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Due Diligene
In our recent book, Risk Conversations: The Law, Social Psychology and Risk, Dr Rob Long and I discuss the concept of due diligence in ...
Greg Smith
Apr 1, 20181 min read
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My Safety Thoughts
I have been posting about safety and employment related matters for many years now, but with the new website, I have started a new blog...
Greg Smith
Mar 31, 20181 min read
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Process or Outcome - some more
Just following on from the feedback from my last post about process v outcome in safety management, below if a short video I did a little...
Greg Smith
Mar 30, 20181 min read
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Process or Outcome?
Today I was reading a LinkedIn post lamenting the state of health and safety management, evidenced by too many "safety stickers" on a...
Greg Smith
Mar 30, 20182 min read
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My new book, Paper Safe is now available.
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