Safe As Podcast

• E27: Sleepy or Drunk - which is more dangerous?

  Drink driving is a well-known risk, but how dangerous is fatigue impairment in comparison? What happens when mental performance is compared between fatigue (via sleep loss) and alcohol impairment, and where/when do they intercept in impairing performance?Today's study is Maruff, P., Falleti, M. G., Collie, A., Darby, D., & McStephen, M. (2005). Fatigue‐related impairment in the speed, accuracy and variability of psychomotor performance: comparison with blood alcohol levels. Journal of sleep research, 14(1), 21-27.More research at SafetyInsights.OrgIntro/Output "Dark Synth Wave" by ElephantGreen (PixaBay.com)Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then please help share the news, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.I also have a Safe As LinkedIn group if you want to stay up to date on releases.

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• E26: Risk Controls: Alternative Controls / Direct Controls (AC/DC) (Quickisode)

  Check out the Construction Safety Research Alliance's concept of AC/DC (alternative controls and direct controls).Let me know if it has helped you to target more effective, higher-order controls for addressing high-energy hazards.More research at SafetyInsights.OrgIntro/Output "Dark Synth Wave" by ElephantGreen (PixaBay.com)Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then please help share the news, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.I also have a Safe As LinkedIn group if you want to stay up to date on releases.

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• Ep 25: Do workers in high-risk industries use and value procedures?

  Are your safety procedures effective aids to help navigate safe and reliable work? Do you know? And, do your workers use and value those procedures?Today we're uncovering the painful realisation of how a compliance culture can erode trust, disengage workers and leave you dangerously exposed when things go wrong.Today's study is Peres, S. C., Smith, A., & Sasangohar, F. (2020). Worker-centered investigation of issues with procedural systems: Findings from interviews with a representative sample of workers in high-risk process industries. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 67, 104264.More research at SafetyInsights.OrgIntro/Output "Dark Synth Wave" by ElephantGreen (PixaBay.com)Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then please help share the news, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.I also have a Safe As LinkedIn group if you want to stay up to date on releases.

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• E24: Are leadership styles scientifically valid?

  We've all been told about the power of positive leadership, servant leadership etc. But what if much of what we believe about these styles is more of an illusion. Today, we're diving into research that suggests the evidence for positive leadership styles might be more steeped in how leaders are judged, not just what they do, leading to a re-evaluation of how we understand leadership effectiveness.Today's study is: Fischer, T., Dietz, J., & Antonakis, J. (2024). A fatal flaw: Positive leadership style research creates causal illusions. The Leadership Quarterly, 35(3), 101771.More research at SafetyInsights.OrgIntro/Output "Dark Synth Wave" by ElephantGreen (PixaBay.com)Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then please help share the news, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.I also have a Safe As LinkedIn group if you want to stay up to date on releases.

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• E23: Safety-II inspired debriefs (Quickisode)

  Want to add a garnish of Safety-II inspired thinking into debriefs? Check out this 4 min quickisode.Today's article is: Bentley, S. K., McNamara, S., Meguerdichian, M., Walker, K., Patterson, M., & Bajaj, K. (2021). Debrief it all: a tool for inclusion of Safety-II. Advances in Simulation, 6(1), 9.More research at SafetyInsights.OrgIntro/Output "Dark Synth Wave" by ElephantGreen (PixaBay.com)Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then please help share the news, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.I also have a Safe As LinkedIn group if you want to stay up to date on releases.

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