# Safety Work vs Safety of Work

*Tom Geraghty · Safety & Human Error, Models & Critique*

Distinguishes Provan's 'safety of work' (task-level hazard analysis) from 'work of safety' (the systemic, relational, and cultural conditions that shape how people actually work). Argues both are necessary but the second is consistently underinvested.

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## Connected concepts (5)

- [HOP Core Principles](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-core-principles-of-human-organisational-performance.md)
- [Human Error & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-human-error.md)
- [Safety I & Safety II](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-73-safety-i-safety-ii.md)
- [WAI vs WAD](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-work-as-imagined-vs-work-as-done.md)
- [Understanding Variation](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/understanding-variation.md)