The appreciation that a person makes of the situation depends mainly on the following four (4) elements:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
If we reverse the brake and accelerator pedals on your car, even if you are warned, and a sign reminds you, you can be sure that sooner or later you will press the accelerator when you meant to brake. Source: Human and organizational factors of safety: a state of the art, Daniellou, F., Simard, M…....
Safety Thought of the Week… Certain configurations increase the risk of error Read More »
Never forget that management is intended to drive the “safety vehicle.” We are just the GPS navigation helping plot the course and stay on course…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Wednesday’s Safety Wisdom (8/23/23) Read More »
“A major flaw in our system of government, and even in industry, is the latitude allowed to do less than is necessary. Too often, officials are willing to accept and adapt to situations they know to be wrong. The tendency is to down-play problems instead of actively trying to correct them. Recognizing this, many subordinates…...
Safety Thought of the Week… The downward spiral of mediocracy in safety Read More »
An SMS forces an organization to examine its operations and the decisions around those operations. An SMS allows an organization to adapt to change, increasing complexity, and limited resources. An SMS promotes the continuous improvement of safety through specific methods to predict hazards from employee reports and data collection. Organizations will then use this information…...
Safety Thought of the Week… What can an SMS do for us? Read More »
“It is important to establish the difference between leadership, which is acquired, and authority, which is assigned. An optimal situation exists when the two are combined. Leadership involves teamwork, and the quality of a leader depends on the success of the leader’s relationship with the team. Leadership skills should be developed for all through proper…...
Safety Thought of the Week… Difference between leadership and authority Read More »
Safety may be a skill that can be acquired over the years, but it is FIRST a PASSION to serve others that burns inside us. A PASSION dedicated to the men and women we are given the PRIVILEGE TO PROTECT. The men and women who do the dirty and dangerous work. Safety is ALL about…...
Safety has to be a passion – not a job Read More »
It has become fashionable to claim that human error is implicated in 80-90 percent of all major accidents. While probably close to the truth, this statement adds very little to our understanding of how and why organizational accidents happen. In the first place, it could hardly be otherwise, given the range of human involvement in…...
I have seen some toxic workplaces. Lessons learned: When things go bad, good people leave, eventually followed by people who thought they could change things but got buried because too many good people left. Those left are toxic people or hostages to their job (usually by their years of service and how much $ they…...
15 human error thoughts we need to consider during our next incident investigation and causal analysis:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Safety Thought(s) of the Week… human error considerations Read More »
It is difficult for engineers to change human nature and therefore, instead of trying to persuade people not to make errors, we should accept people as we find them and try to remove opportunities for error by changing the work situation — that is, the plant or equipment design or the method of working. Alternatively,…...
Safety Thought of the Week… Instead of trying to persuade people not to make errors Read More »
If we want to understand why the activity of operators has a particular characteristic, it is often necessary to look for reasons other than those that are immediately visible. The operator working on an aspect of the process is placed in a working environment that will play a part in determining his/her activity and, therefore,…...
