What management thinks we are… Reality as to what we really are When it comes to creating a safety culture, most management teams think the safety leader has some kind of magic wand that they can wave and create the culture they want. When in reality, we are NOT culture builders! Culture comes from senior…...
Are we safety professionals/engineers or Wizards? Read More »
Admiral Rickover’s 7 Steps to Safety Success need to be adhered to today more than ever! They are simple and timeless, as he lived by them in the 1950’s and 60’s while building the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power program…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...
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A safety management system should mirror the manufacturing process’s quality management system. The only difference is the “customer”… in the manufacturing process the customer is external – in the safety process, our employees are our customers. Both management systems REQUIRE SAMPLING and ACCURATE process measurements…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this...
Safety Thought of the Week… The SMS should mirror the production process Read More »
A fair number of you are with me on my approach to industrial safety. I am a believer and user of HOP, SIF, and Psychological Safety, the three (3) major moevements in safety these days. But these movements NEED STRUCTURE to thrive inside a workplace. They are NOT standalone “programs,” and any snake oil salesperson…...
Step 1 – Return to the SMS fundamentals (Hazard Identification) Read More »
Every year about this time, I take time to reflect on the year. This year I had the privilege to spend 100% of my time with Union Pacific Railroad, but I stayed connected with many of you, and through our many late-night discussions, I am reminded that many businesses get blinded by all the tinsel…...
Don’t let the tinsel on the tree blind you with the all the shine! Read More »
An ounce of PREVENTION is worth a pound of cure. PREVENT PROTECT MITIGATE… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Safety Thought of the Week… Prevent-Protect-Mitigate Read More »
Over my 30+ year career in safety and health, I have seen and participated in many “flavor of the month” initiatives. Almost all of these were out desperately trying to achieve an OSHA rate. I know; there’s a lot to unpack with that statement. Probably the most significant movement of my career was the Behavior…...
A call for getting back to the basics Read More »
As my time in the railroad industry comes to an end, I broke the ice with the FRA through some close friends in DOT/PHMSA to understand why/how the railroads are 50 years behind the times in how safety is managed. Through our many and lengthy discussions (many thanks to E.J. and others), I received a…...
The FRA Risk Reduction Program: A New Approach for Managing Railroad Safety Read More »
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Human Performance – The strategic approach to improving it (ppt) Read More »
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Risk Management inside a SMS (ppt) Read More »
This single image captures all we need to recognize about “real-world safety.” The straight black line represents “work as imagined”; this means the work done “by the book” every time. Anyone who believes humans follow all the rules 100% of the time is living in a fantasy land. We are wired to find the easy,…...
My take on “Work as imagined” vs. “Work as done” Read More »
