Comments on: Safety industry jargon

By: Why using jargons could be a hazard - HSEWise

Why using jargons could be a hazard - HSEWise — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:54:39 +0000

[…] 3. Use simple words in place of difficult words. Only use difficult words if there are no simple words to describe what you are trying to say. For example words/phrases like hazards or hierarchy of control and the likes have no better word(s) to replace them, so it is ok to use them. Use of difficult words if necessary, should be kept to a minimum. I don't do jargons and unncessary big talk so couldn't compose my own example but here is something I got off SafetyAtWorkBlog […]

By: Col Finnie

Col Finnie — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:31:53 +0000

If I could I\’d ban the use of the horror adjectives: appropriate, suitable, adequate. OH&S World seems to have turned these words into crutches for lazy thinking.

The general rule I use is that it\’s almost always going to be bad or pretty well useless OH&S advice if any of those adjectives are used to describe an outcome.

By: Gunther

Gunther — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:32:09 +0000

Hi Kevin,
Good article and made me chuckle. I have seen a lot of vision statements and policies which fit the bill for nonsense and wish I had collected them.

Keep up the good work.
G