For most senior safety professionals, we have arrived at a place in our careers where we can understand the significance of what Dr. Reason said in 1997. Although most would agree, we started our careers in a very different place when it comes to how we derived the root causes of accidents throughout our careers. …...
The significance (or severity) of an event depends upon the consequences suffered and not on the error that initiates it. The error that triggers a serious accident … and the error that is one of hundreds with no consequences… can be the same error. Human Error, James Reason, Department of Psychology University of Manchester,…...
Now keep in mind this is a child in the video. But that does not mean adults would not do something similar after watching a co-worker successfully pull it off! After all, MOST, if not all, unsafe acts are learned actions from co-workers. So watch this short video, as painful as it may be to…...
Your OSH or PSM/RMP audit report declares a human factor issue was found. You honestly wonder how much of a risk this really is, but you’re told it has to be fixed so we can close out the finding. So I present to you HF Engineering 2023… Membership Required You must be a member to...
Maybe I’m just old school, but is it just too much to ask for: a well-written safety procedure, one that is written and analyzed with a safety pro and the worker(s) who do the actual work, that management will fully support the procedures everyday-everytime, including on holidays that fall on a Sunday, and employees will…...
I thought I had shared this image before, but I could not find it. I did NOT create this image but have had it since 1994. It came from my first HF Engineering Course in preparation for Process Safety, specifically the HFA part of a PHA…. Membership Required You must be a member to access...
April 8, 2023 — Quinnesec, Michigan The All Hazards Training Center at The University of Findlay has developed the Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids training course for the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA) to educate emergency responders on freight rail car incidents…...
A big mistake many make with Behavior Based Safety is focusing on people and their behaviors while the physical workplace goes to crap! We have to MANAGE BOTH to be successful! An old boss told me, “we have to take care of the house if we expect the kids to clean their rooms!” Claude Bloom…...
We often hear it: “We have a world-class safety management system.” They are proud of what they have. They have worked hard to get where they are. But most of the time, they do NOT have a safety management system (SMS). What they have is a safety “compliance manual.” A binder that holds dozens of…...
Since this week is OSHA log posting week, I thought it was fitting to remind everyone… When safety is measured solely by lagging indicators, we put good men and women in situations where they are faced with making bad decisions. Setting a numerical end goal without providing a playbook, skills, and tools to…...
The respondent is the owner and operator of the water treatment plant, which treats and chlorinates water. The Facility maintains a maximum inventory of 32,000 pounds of chlorine as liquefied compressed gas. The Facility’s chlorine process is subject to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) process safety management (PSM) standard, 29 C.F.R §…...
Since this week is OSHA log posting week, I thought it was fitting to remind everyone… When safety is measured solely by lagging indicators, we put good men and women in situations where they are faced with making bad decisions. Setting a numerical end goal without providing a playbook, skills, resources, and tools…...
