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We have hospitals, morgues and cemeteries that remind us that human life is not only finite but that suffering and risk test your attitude to learning. Well, here is a gift from Dr Long to you for , a free download of book three in the series on risk — Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk. Safety absurdity simply gets more bizarre every day as fear and hyper-safety become the norm in the safety industry. How strange that the safety industry is so fixated on petty risk, of course the natural by-product of zero ideology.

Sales and downloads of the series on risk now numbers more than 25, books. Real Risk brings some important language to the debate about risk and safety namely: wisdom, discernment, wicked problems and semiotics. Real Risk is full of stories, anecdotes, practical tools and challenging ideas. I hope you enjoy it and please give feedback. In downloading this free book you will be added to the mailing list to receive this quarterly newsletter.

Please note: If you find the academic level of the book a bit challenging then it may be best to read the first book Risk Makes Sense. Who else could perform such a critical role? After all I was a Safety Manager, and with that, a bastion of all knowledge about risk. I even had a consulting business named Dolphin Safety Solutions. But what did I really understand of intelligence? Our modern world seems to place a special value on intelligence.

A tension that we all must live with if we are to be fallible beings in this world? If you are a new Safety Person and want to learn more in 4 hours than in 4 years at Safety Uni or if you are seasoned Safety Pro and sick of bashing your head against the wall or if you have a responsibility for safety at work ie every one of us then do yourself a big favour and download these free resources. He was the most passionate Safety Person I have ever met. He was my Mate. He was my Mentor.

Please share our posts Click to print Opens in new window Click to email this to a friend Opens in new window Click to share on LinkedIn Opens in new window. Injury Hiding-How do you stop it? Honey they get me! They get me at work! How was your break? Department of Labor. Assuming that you are committed to safe and healthful work practices, OSHA wants to work with you to prevent all losses. We believe that, when you make job safety and health a real part of your everyday operations, you will not lose in the long run.

Investing in safety and health activity now will better enable you to avoid possible losses in the future. This is meant to guide you through setting and implementing your policies. Outdoor workers who are exposed to hot and humid conditions are at risk of heat-related illness.

The risk of heat-related illness becomes greater as the weather gets hotter and more humid. This situation is particularly serious when hot weather arrives suddenly early in the season, before workers have had a chance to adapt to warm weather. Nonetheless, under the OSH Act, employers have a duty to protect workers from recognized serious hazards in the workplace, including heat-related hazards.

This guide helps employers and worksite supervisors prepare and implement hot weather plans. It explains how to use the heat index to determine when extra precautions are needed at a worksite to protect workers from environmental contributions to heat-related illness. Workers performing strenuous activity, workers using heavy or non-breathable protective clothing, and workers who are new to an outdoor job need additional precautions beyond those warranted by heat index alone.

This sample employee training plan template is provided to assist you as an employer in developing a program tailored to your own operation. This is not a complete system.