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Improving the Safety of Work.

Global leaders in safety thinking and practice, turning modern safety science into practical improvements across complex, safety-critical industries.

Less noise. Better decisions. Stronger capability. Practical change at the point of work.

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We work alongside your teams to improve decisions, learning, and operational resilience.

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Pinpoint how safety really works in your organisation, and where to focus next.

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Building organisation-wide safety capability to improve the safety of work.

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We work alongside your teams to improve decisions, learning, and operational resilience.

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Pinpoint how safety really works in your organisation, and where to focus next.

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Improve Communication

Purpose-built software helping safety teams share insights, coordinate action, and reduce noise.

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Building organisation-wide safety capability to improve the safety of work.

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Est. 2017

Over the past decade, our evidence-based approach has helped organisations improve the safety of work across safety-critical industries worldwide.

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We’re down-to-earth, we put people first, and we deliver.

As safety management and organisational change specialists, we combine evidence-based research with practical, people-centred approaches.

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The Safety of Work Podcast
with Dr. David Provan and Dr. Drew Rae

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The Latest Podcast Episode.

Join Dr Drew Rae and Dr David Provan from the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University.

Feb 22, 2026

Ep. 135: Is speaking up always a good thing for safety?

In this episode, Drew and David examine workplace communication dynamics through Amy Edmondson and Anita Williams Woolley's 2021 paper "Reflections, Voice and Silence in Workplace Conversations," published in the Journal of Change Management. The discussion challenges the simplistic assumption that speaking up is always beneficial for safety, introducing a four-quadrant framework that distinguishes between productive and unproductive forms of both voice and silence. The hosts explore how withholding, disrupting, contributing, and processing behaviors shape meeting effectiveness and organizational safety outcomes.

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Fantastic work gents

Your podcast is one of the best. I have learnt so much from you two. It’s amazing how often I use learnings from your PC in situations that have nothing to do with traditional safety. Every leader of people should be tuning in!

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Join Drew and David as they unpack the latest safety research – minus the jargon – and share practical management tips you can use.

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