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April 22, 2018June 23, 2018

By What Method?

By What Method? One of the strange beliefs of Safety is that the publication of injury statistics invokes change? Ah, how does it do that? Since when did information become motivation? When one looks at the many promises made in… Read the rest

October 3, 2015October 6, 2015

The Craziness of Injury Goals

The Craziness of Injury Goals I used to work for a company that would budget to have a certain number of lost time injuries and fatalities each year. That may seem unconscionable today but it was not because they wanted… Read the rest

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015

The Myth of the Perfect Process

The Myth of the Perfect Process by Phil La Duke – first published here: https://philladuke.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/the-myth-of-the-perfect-process/ Phil says: Whether you believe that safety is the result of personal choices or a robust system too many of us labor under the mistaken… Read the rest

August 6, 2015April 30, 2017

Mining Tragedies – What Could be the Response?

Queensland Mining Tragedies – What Could be the Response? We learned recently that Queensland Mining has its worst rate of fatalities in 20 years in 2014-15. (http://www.internationalcoalnews.com/storyview.asp?storyID=826953720&section=News&sectionsource=s46&aspdsc=yes). Yes, this is tragic, distressing and sad for many families and friends affected… Read the rest

August 1, 2015August 1, 2015

I’ve got a feeling this isn’t right, but…..

I’ve got a feeling this isn’t right, but….. By Rob Sams “That’s not an LTI. I’m really concerned about this, and we need to change the report straight away! It’s not good that John had to spend a night in… Read the rest