THE NEUROSCIENCE

BEHIND SAFETY

Dr Brett Solomon

PERSONSkills, Teamwork,

Intelligence,

Knowledge,

Motivation, Attitudes

and Abilities

PRACTICESPolicies &

Procedures,

Risk Assessments,

Toolbox Talks,

Standards,

Training and Safety

Interactions

ENVIRONMENTPhysical Environment,

Equipment, Tools,

Machines,

Housekeeping,

Engineering,

Planning and Design

SAFETY CULTURE MODEL

WHY SAFETY INCIDENTS OCCUR

UNDERSTANDING THE

PEOPLE DYNAMIC

“Leaders believe

that if you just

follow the rules

then you cannot

have an accident”

CONTROLLING

MY BRAIN

RAS

CONSCIOUS

SUBCONSCIOUS

THREE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN

RAS

DANGEROUS

IMPORTANT

PLEASURABLE

INTERESTING

OUR RAS SORTS

Units

THE CONSCIOUS BRAIN

CONSCIOUS

COUNT THE PASSES

Focus on the white t-shirts

W.I.N?Thorough Risk Assessments and Safety Observations

created by natural limitations of the brain

Blind spots

WHY IS THE SUBCONSCIOUS IMPORTANT

SUBCONSCIOUS

Recording

and Storing

Runs 95% of

your day-to

day activities

and habits

Energy

Gate-keeper

THE THINKING PROCESS

ATTEND

LINK

FRAME

CONSCIOUS

SUBCONSCIOUS

RASto

information

Think

Feel

Do

WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE

ThinkF

eel

Do

GREENREDzone frames

FRAMES & OUR SAFETY CULTURE

IF WE HAVE RED ZONE

FRAMES IT DOESN’T

MATTER HOW GOOD

THE PRACTICES &

ENVIRONMENT ARE

THE IMPORTANCE OF THINKING

THANK YOU