Introduction Imagine standing at the open door of an aircraft, parachute in hand. The instructor yells,  “Banzai!”  and throws your...

Introduction: More Than a Technical Process ICAM investigations are often presented as highly structured, almost clinical processes. We...

The ripples of an accident Spread further out day by day, The impact never forgotten The grief never far away. Losses are measured in...

The words of Spanish born, American philosopher George Santayana - “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” -...

“Red herrings” – the bane of any incident investigator’s life. The evidence that misleads or distracts us from the relevant facts and...

Are you a company who is thinking of introducing Safety Wise ICAM Training into your business ? Are you in a position where you’re faced...

In May 2016 I published an article on LinkedIn in relation to the contents of Incident Investigation Reports. This article compliments...

2009… a year that heralded some interesting events and saw some watershed moments that will never be forgotten by some: The worst...

THE “BAD PARENT” MOMENT… Have you ever had one of those “really bad parent” moments that make you question yourself? Well last week, I...

Kindergarten Learning My youngest child, Ellie Grace, started Kindy (otherwise known as Prep) in primary school this year. I’m happy to...

Our new CEO at Safety Wise (Luke Dam) had a chat to me recently while he was finalising our new Business Plan. The discussion revolved...

“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread…”. Sage words indeed, which I wish I had known about and practiced before my two failed...

I don’t often have the luxury of time to watch television or see movies, but over the Christmas holidays I actually sat with my children...

Nature versus Nurture. One of the oldest debates in the history of psychology. The nature vs nurture debate within psychology is...

Introduction While positive thinking is great and we all like to think that our company won’t have a serious incident, it is critical...

Introduction When people ask what I do and hear about the places I go, they tend to say things like “Gee, you’re lucky - you get to...