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Just Get to the Bottom of it

November 5, 2016 by Rob Sams 17 Comments

Just Get to the Bottom of it….. Republished by request.......... An incident occurs at work, the well entrenched procedures quickly kick into play - first aid provided, forms filled in, reports to management, find the cause (sometimes causes), change operating procedures (they must have been … [Read more...] about Just Get to the Bottom of it

Filed Under: Rob Sams Tagged With: 5 whys, incident investigation, root cause, root cause analysis, tools

I was just trying to Help

June 28, 2023 by Rob Sams 19 Comments

I was just trying to Help A friend called me recently to tell me that they’d lost their job. They couldn’t understand the decision and we spoke for an hour or so working through the roller coaster of emotions they were feeling, from anger, to frustration, to anxiousness and amazement. I just … [Read more...] about I was just trying to Help

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety Culture, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: help, helping, reflecting, safety crusaders

When the Target Drives the Method

June 27, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 10 Comments

When the Target Drives the Method I was in a group at a conference recently where the presenter paraded out statistics on injury rates. We were shown graphs, charts and symbols all paraded in trends and patterns. Then right at the end the presenter said: ‘and this is why we are all motivated for … [Read more...] about When the Target Drives the Method

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: statistics, target

Just Culture or Toe Cutting

February 15, 2023 by Matt Thorne 1 Comment

Toecutter: In Australian police slang, ‘Toecutter’ refers to members of the internal Ethical Standards Division (including such groups as the former Office of Police Integrity in Victoria). You can read this as Safety. Example Toe Cutter In the world of criminality, the Toecutter is just a rat. … [Read more...] about Just Culture or Toe Cutting

Filed Under: Matt Thorne, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: just culture, toecutter

Let’s Get The Dirt On Root Cause Analysis

June 7, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

Let’s Get The Dirt On Root Cause Analysis It has been said that our seduction with the notion of root cause analysis has done more damage to safety and risk that anything else - there is likely never going to be a definitive root cause for anything - and how far back do we go - do we just keep … [Read more...] about Let’s Get The Dirt On Root Cause Analysis

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Investigation, Wicked Problems Tagged With: by-products, root cause analysis, trade-offs

I Just Don’t Know

December 20, 2015 by Rob Sams 1 Comment

I Just Don’t Know I was talking with a friend recently who works in risk and safety. They shared a story about how a relatively serious incident had occurred at their company and despite a very thorough and detailed examination of the events that lead up to and followed the incident, the reason(s) … [Read more...] about I Just Don’t Know

Filed Under: Investigation, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: dont know, kahneman

Don’t Just Sit There–Do Something

October 10, 2014 by Admin 9 Comments

Don’t Just Sit There – Do Something Although sitting seems to be a natural and comfortable thing to do, our bodies just aren't designed to do it as much as we do and we do it more these days than ever before. I’ve read a number of articles recently that alluded to sitting down being more hazardous … [Read more...] about Don’t Just Sit There–Do Something

Filed Under: Ergonomics Tagged With: Health, sitting, Smoking

Injuries Happen When Workers Get Caught Between Official Way Versus the Real Way

November 10, 2013 by Phil LaDuke Leave a Comment

Injuries Happen When Workers Get Caught Between Official Way Versus the Real Way Great article by Phil LaDuke about the realities of Workplace Safety – see it here By Phil La Duke “Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” -       Paul … [Read more...] about Injuries Happen When Workers Get Caught Between Official Way Versus the Real Way

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke, Safety Leadership Tagged With: reall way, safety culture, Safety Management

Six Attitudes that Can Get You Killed

July 30, 2012 by Phil LaDuke Leave a Comment

Six Attitudes that Can Get You Killed By Phil La Duke – originally posted HERE We talk a lot about behaviours in safety—whether you’re a proponent of Behavior Based Safety (BBS) or Just Culture how workers behave is of paramount concern to safety professionals.  But what about worker … [Read more...] about Six Attitudes that Can Get You Killed

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: attitude, Safe Behaviour

A Much Better Way To Think About Incident Investigations

June 24, 2023 by Admin 1 Comment

I’ve recently seen and done a few incident investigations which really fell short of any mark except for ticking the box on the form that says ‘investigation completed’. There are ongoing debates about whether ICAM is better than TapRoot or if that is better than Root Cause Analysis or BowTie or … [Read more...] about A Much Better Way To Think About Incident Investigations

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Investigation, Learning, Robert Long, Safety Differently Tagged With: icam, incident investigation, taproot, thinking, thinking clock

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