The Use of Ignorance in Health & Safety Decisions
From Risk! Engineers Talk Governance by Richard Robinson & Gaye Francis
April 19, 2026 · 16 min · Season 7 · Episode 6
About this episode
Richard Robinson and Gaye Francis discuss the implications of ignorance in health and safety decisions and its impact on organizational safety outcomes.
Drop us a note In this episode of Risk! Engineers Talk Governance, due diligence engineers Richard Robinson and Gaye Francis explore the use of ignorance in health and safety decisions and how it’s being used to not make decisions and not deliver the best safety outcomes for organisations. Richard and Gaye examine the growing trend of shorter board tenures and how this lack of long-term intellectual property can affect diligent decisions, especially when directors lack deep familiarity with t...
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Hosts: Richard Robinson, Gaye Francis
Topics covered
- health and safety
- decision making
- board governance
- organizational safety
- ignorance in decision making
Keywords
- health and safety
- decision making
- board tenure
- safety outcomes
- organizational governance
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