How many band-aids are covering up your festering safety system? Great article by Trinette Jaeschke first published here on her Safety Mentor Blog Some extracts: Resilience: Is it missing in safety? Resilience is to adapt to change Often resilience is seen as something ‘we’ as individuals need … [Read more...] about Resilience: Is it missing in safety?
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10 New Safety Axioms For The 21st Century
Time to Lose the Illogical Chants and Support New Evidence-Based Safety Axioms Excellent article by Alan Quilley recently posted HERE We’re quickly approaching 2016, almost 90 years after Heinrich created some axioms about safety that have mostly proven themselves to be false or needing some … [Read more...] about 10 New Safety Axioms For The 21st Century
Sack the Bloody Idiots
Sack the Bloody Idiots NB: I've had a few nasty emails in response to this article accusing me condoning 'illegal' and 'reckless' behavior - please read this article carefully and have a good think before deciding whether I should be punished as well! Not a day goes by when I don’t see on … [Read more...] about Sack the Bloody Idiots
Has Zero Harm Sown The Seeds of its Own Destruction?
Zero Harm is dead, long live ……whatever comes next Brilliant article by Kevin Jones First published here Zero Harm was an enormously popular motivational aim for OHS. It originated as a response in some large organisations where safety performance was plateauing and who felt that they had … [Read more...] about Has Zero Harm Sown The Seeds of its Own Destruction?
World’s 3rd Largest Construction Company Dumps Zero
World’s 3rd Largest Construction Company Dumps Zero Mantra When they launched ‘Mission Zero’ in 2010 it seemed that Laing O’Rourke were about to become one of the world’s largest safety companies - who also dabbled a bit in construction contracting on the side! On the back of news that General … [Read more...] about World’s 3rd Largest Construction Company Dumps Zero
Safety-1, Safety-2, Safety-3
Safety-1, Safety-2, Safety-3 The idea that there are two safeties endorses a binary mindset that supposes that the second safety is radically different from the first. The general idea is that Safety-1 is a system that focuses only on what goes wrong, Safety-2 is a system that focuses on what goes … [Read more...] about Safety-1, Safety-2, Safety-3
Getting The Drift, Dekker on Safety
Getting The Drift, Dekker on Safety I read many risk and safety books and most don’t go on the shelf but in the bin. Most regurgitate tired old safety myths, spin about behaviourism or target vigilance or zero for ineffective strategies in safety. Many of the books brand their central thesis in the … [Read more...] about Getting The Drift, Dekker on Safety
List of Safety and Risk Blogs That I Follow
List of Safety and Risk Blogs That I Follow Blogging is hard work, but very rewarding. Not financially rewarding but rewarding the sense of the buzz you get from sharing your thoughts and getting feedback from others sharing their thoughts. I’ve seen lots of blogs start with a great enthusiasm then … [Read more...] about List of Safety and Risk Blogs That I Follow