Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
By the late great George Robotham
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“A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It can only be understood by knowing and feeling the
by the Late George Robotham
Introduction
During my 38 years involvement in OHS I have been associated with 13 fatalities, a case of paraplegia, a serious burns case and a major stress … Learn more >>>>>
By the late George Robotham
The term accident is an emotionally laden term that implies blame. I prefer to use the term personal damage occurrence.
Summary of the personal damage occurrence investigation process
Guest Post by George Robotham
Introduction
Personal damage occurrences (“Accidents”) may be a source of learning and improvement for the safety management system if they are well investigated and appropriate corrective action implemented. The term accident is an emotionally … Learn more >>>>>
Many organisations analyse their “Accident” experience in the hope of gaining insight into how to prevent their problems. Most organisations will not have sufficient serious “Accident” experience to make statistically significant determinations.
1. Damage to people at work has a number of adverse outcomes:-
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