Risk-Taking Stickman Decisions by Chris Ritson 27May2021 (Original Cartoon by Unknown)

1. I’m a competent professional. I better wear
some appropriate PPE (or risk facing a non-
compliance report / corrective action + the
more immediate consequences of ‘wet feet’)
#NoBrainer = NoDecision = NoRisk
#MakeTheImplicitExplicit
#WeakSignalDetection
#NoBrainer = NoDecision = NoRisk
#PastPerformanceDoesn’t
GuaranteeFuturePerformance
#NotThePlan = NoRisk
#RiskAssessTheActualPlan!
…(& stick with it until you’ve risk assessed
any change/opportunity)
#Sense&Respond
I work for in a ‘safety first’ risk-aware culture.
I will play my small part by reporting this as a
“Near-Miss” / “Close-Call”, because the smaller
observations help us detect the larger less
obvious ones that will emerge to do real harm!
No x
x
1 Day’s
Pay
Vs. Infinite Death
Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is unacceptable. I
don’t care what the odds are on the face of it!
If I & my work buddies have to jump this 10x
per day (each), over time this actually
increases the chances that we’ll get unlucky
eventually. Even if it’s never happened before.
We’re going to need a smarter plan!
The Real Risk Is actually
x
Thank Goodness that nobody expects me to
even attempt to cross this & we have a plan!
I suppose the plan still has many unknowns &
decisions that might need to be taken ahead of
knowing all of the variables. I shall focus my
energies on making our actual plan the best it
can be
Hidden
Void
Not The Real Risk
x
Original Source Unknown
Pontifications added by Chris Ritson
27th May 2021