Ep. 137: Are we lying about our safety performance?

The Safety of Work by David Provan

Sep 20, 202600:55:51Business

Returning after a summer break, David Provan and Drew Rae ask an uncomfortable question: are we lying about our safety performance? They examine Jan Hayes, Sarah Maslen, and Paul Schulman's 2024 Safety Science paper, "A...

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