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June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Detailed Root Cause Analysis Leads to Industrial Manslaughter Charge

Following a recent fatality at a residential construction site, the WorkOver Authority commissioned me to undertake an independent, unbiased root cause investigation to help them confirm what they already knew and to justify further action against those even remotely involved.… Read the rest

November 5, 2016July 2, 2018

Just Get to the Bottom of it

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… Read the rest

July 11, 2016April 16, 2017

Root Cause Analysis–The Most Damaging Thing For Safety

Root Cause Analysis – The Most Damaging Thing For Safety To quote Greg Smith (WHS Lawyer) from the video below and from the must read book Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk: “……..in my view, the notion of… Read the rest

June 7, 2016July 25, 2016

Let’s Get The Dirt On Root Cause Analysis

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… Read the rest

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016

Is Treating all Hazards the Same Endangering Lives?

Is Treating all Hazards the Same Endangering Lives? By Phil La Duke - first published here: https://philladuke.wordpress.com/ Phil says: “We tend to think of injuries in terms of a long string of events, the Domino Theory, if you will. But… Read the rest