Tom writes about why accidents really happen, how leadership decisions shape safety outcomes, and the gap between what organisations say about risk and how work actually gets done.
Cause Unknown
An incident investigation game. Four cases, eight hours of evidence, and a finding you have to sign. Then it tells you how much of your answer landed on a person rather than on the system that put them there.
Serious writing for leaders who deal with real risk.
Tom Bourne has spent more than 25 years working across mining, government and education in Australia. His books don’t offer reassurance — they offer clarity about how organisations actually fail and what leaders can do about it.
A central theme across his work is the gap between what organisations say about safety and how work actually gets done. Understanding that gap is where genuine improvement starts.
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Psychosocial risk is now one of the leading causes of serious harm in Australian workplaces, and the legal framework has teeth. Seven modules on the evidence, the obligations, and the controls that actually work.
Eight modules built around real Australian coronial cases and prosecution outcomes. Decision-making under pressure, reasonably practicable, human factors, just culture. Self-paced. Certificate on completion.
Ten modules on foresight and catastrophic failure prevention, built around the Blindspot Model and case evidence from eleven major disasters. For senior leaders, board members and safety professionals. Self-paced. Certificate on completion.
An absolute must read. Not just for business owners and OH&S managers, but any staff. It explains your rights in practical terms without getting emotional or political.
Punchy, straight to the point, and engaging. The kind of book you finish and immediately want to pass on to a colleague.
A necessary read for anyone connected with safety. It resonated with me and challenged how I think about my responsibilities as a leader.
Tom posts regularly on workplace safety, leadership and organisational failure. Substantive commentary for practitioners, not motivational content.
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