What’s the link between working from home and burnout? It depends…of course, but this research suggests we need to at least consider:1. Flex-time (flexibility around when we work)2. Flex-place (flexibility around where we work) Appreciate if you could show some love to my channel by liking, commenting and subscribing directly on YT – getting smashed… Continue reading Is working from home / remote work ‘enough’ to reduce burnout?
Author: Ben Hutchinson
Applying barrier analysis to overspeed events in rail operations
Another bow tie article that may interest you – this one from rail. PS. Check out my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Safe_As_Pod Extracts: · “Bowtie diagrams provide a visual representation of the risk space, and how it is controlled, in a way that is easier to understand than a textual or tabular representation” · Based on one example… Continue reading Applying barrier analysis to overspeed events in rail operations
Safe As spotify: Leaders be damned, it’s time to embrace FOLLOWERSHIP
Leadership captures the headlines and conference topics worldwide, but what is the role of followers in team and organisational performance? How can one lead, without those that follow? https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LkpHxUs0vYWfE2otJoN4G?si=gzEN8a4gRRecc-9FBwOvqQ Refs: 1. Leung, C., Lucas, A., Brindley, P., Anderson, S., Park, J., Vergis, A., & Gillman, L. M. (2018). Followership: a review of the literature in… Continue reading Safe As spotify: Leaders be damned, it’s time to embrace FOLLOWERSHIP
Is AI changing how we speak?
Are we starting to talk like bots? Maybe. AI is changing how we speak.
A comprehensive systematic review of safety leading indicators in construction [full PDF]
This systematic review of construction safety indicator research may interest you. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Safe_As_Pod Extracts: · “there is a lack of consensus regarding the fundamental aspects of leading indicators, including their definitions, effectiveness, and implementation” · “Due to the complexity of injury causation factors, it becomes… Continue reading A comprehensive systematic review of safety leading indicators in construction [full PDF]
Safe As: Are Learning Teams a better way to learn and improve?
How do Learning Teams compare to ‘traditional’ investigations? Is there a difference in the types or quality of findings, on the involvement of stakeholders, and whether systems-level factors are addressed?
Construction fatality precursors – what are they, and are our investigations fixing these factors?
What precursor factors lead to occupational fatalities? And are our investigations effectively fixing these factors? Leslie Rex Stockel, PhD, CSP, SMP, FASSP‘s PhD dissertation provides insights. Check out the latest audio Spotify ep on Safe as: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/XBBINJfR0Zb Ref: Stockel, L. R. (2023). What Causes Accidents at Work? Workplace Serious Incident & Fatality Investigations: A Study… Continue reading Construction fatality precursors – what are they, and are our investigations fixing these factors?
Risk is “inherently subjective” and “does not exist ‘out there,’ independent of our minds and cultures” – Slovic
What is “risk”? Is it the rational “objective function of probability”, or an inherently subjective, human construct? Slovic (Risk Game, 2011, J Cont Water Research) forwards that: “risk is inherently subjective … In this view, risk does not exist “out there,” independent of our minds and cultures, waiting to be measured“ — and — “Instead,… Continue reading Risk is “inherently subjective” and “does not exist ‘out there,’ independent of our minds and cultures” – Slovic
Under the mathematical bonnet of Large Language Models – 2 min video
Interesting 2-min dive under the mathematical bonnet of LLMs And the full length video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZofJX0v4M Worth your time if you’re interested in this stuff.
Boeing 737 Max 8 and the dangers of ‘invisible’ automated systems
What are the risks of automated systems that are so well-integrated, that they’re effectively invisible to the users? This video breaks down the difference between seeing-through vs seeing-into automation, and the role in the disastrous Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes.
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