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The Real Focus of Safety-II

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 09/10/201805/03/2021

Safety-II has become a talking point. It is discussed not only among safety professionals, but – perhaps more importantly – among front line practitioners, managers, board members and regulators in a wide array of industries. But what is the real focus of Safety-II?

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Work and how to survive it: Lesson 2. Understand variation inside your organisation

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 01/10/201805/02/2019

In this sporadic series of posts, I share a few insights, as they might apply to work and organisations, from ‘Life and How To Survive It’ and ‘Families and How to Survive Them’, by psychotherapist (late) Robin Skynner and comedian John Cleese.

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Work and how to survive it: Lesson 1. Understand ‘how work goes’

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 29/09/201819/01/2019

In this sporadic series of posts, Icshare a few insights, as they might apply to work and organisations, from ‘Life and How To Survive It’ and ‘Families and How to Survive Them’, by psychotherapist (late) Robin Skynner and comedian John Cleese.

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About the Author

Steven Shorrock is an interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner interested in human work from multiple perspectives.

Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) & Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF)

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