When preparing a Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) for entry, either by reclassification or by permit, it is incumbent upon the Entry Supervisor to ensure that ALL forms of hazardous energy has been identified and properly isolated. In this event, the vessel had a level indicator that used a radiation source of energy that was not…...
Often, we use our SMS software/app to document safety deficiencies/hazards identified in the workplace. Still, we can also use these apps to validate the safety controls intended to be in place around certain hazards/risks. This week, I am working with a client located in a part of the country where they will be seeing temps…...
The following are highlights from the 2022 findings:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Safety MUST become a value rather than a priority. The great Steve Jobs explains that product selling (i.e., we are selling safety!) is about defining the organization’s values. He makes an excellent point that safety pros should keep in mind when trying to influence management commitment and culture around the safety effort.When he is talking…...
When your process safety consultant tells you that “torque” does not matter… after you called him/her to ask about it after you read about torque in the owner’s manual of the component you are getting ready to install… it is time to FIND A REAL PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER. Torque values are the pinnacle of DEFINING…...
These are just two little words that cause so much debate… “at least.” Although this is a prevalent phrase found in many Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP), I have found it to be one of serious debate, and it should NOT be. First, lets see how dictionaries officially define the phrase: at…...
Many folks think they are far and away from having a formal Hazard Identification process in place. But in reality, if they are auditing their “compliance” with OSHA/Safety standards, they are in phase 1 of a Hazard ID exercise. As I like to say, we must DEFINE and QUANTIFY our safety expectations to MEASURE and…...
COMPREHENSIVE HAZARD IDENTIFICATION is key to effective risk management. The RISK arising from a HAZARD that has not been identified cannot be managed…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
“…if you do not manage human error, human error will manage the organization, always at great cost and often at great danger.” James Reason – Video Series, Managing Human Error… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
The appreciation that a person makes of the situation depends mainly on the following four elements: the nature of the information available personal experience, which results in personalized mental models, and a library of configurations that the brain recognizes. the purpose of his current work: if the operator is focused on the resolution of an…...
Managers shall demonstrate leadership for safety and commitment to safety. The senior management of the organization shall demonstrate leadership for safety by:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
As you know by now, I am a doer, and as a safety professional, I grew up in organizations with some advanced SMS. Then the tides turned, and I was hired to come in and build an SMS and coach on building a culture of safety. Now, as a consultant, I spend a lot of…...
