I swear I think these “coaches” were all safety professionals in their previous careers. ? I look back at all the “right words” spoken in meetings, only to be followed up with decisions/choices by managers that conflicted with their words. Most of us call it “walking the talk”; but then that same management group will…...
“Our choices reveal our intentions” Read More »
A researcher puts five (5) gorillas in a cage where a cluster of bananas is hanging from a string, with a ladder leading to the bananas. When the first gorilla goes for the bananas, the researcher sprays ALL five (5) gorillas with freezing water for five minutes. Sometime later, when a second gorilla inevitably tries…...
What 5 gorillas, a cluster of bananas, and a water hose can teach us Read More »
Exxon Mobil changed their company’s mindset and approach to safety after the Exxon Valdez disaster – Safety is now embedded in their culture and comes first. Results speak for themselves. Their motto is – Nobody gets hurt. They recently won an award from the National Safety Council. This is the CEO’s testimony. I highlighted some…...
Exxon Mobil’s cultural transformation Read More »
This came from the International Civil Aviation Organization and was modified by yours truly for manufacturing facilities to adopt. It may be the best wording I have seen for what Safety is supposed to be at the C-Suite level within organizations. Safety is… “the state in which the possibility of harm to persons or of…...
This is a MUST WATCH video and yes it is long, but it is a video every safety professional and even management personnel needs to watch. For those still living in the world of Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) and you think that is just fine – WAKE THE HELL UP PEOPLE! As they explain…...
TRIR shown to be no better at measuring outcomes than random roll of a dice (Video) Read More »
We cannot eliminate risk. It’s a consequence of the uncertainty in our situations and the world around us. It’s essential to think about how we can mitigate risks in the workplace. Also, consider the tools we can provide to make our colleagues more aware of risk in themselves and others. Risk assessments are a useful…...
Mitgating Risks, Decision Making, and TDODAR Read More »
The SHELL Model is a conceptual tool used to analyze the interaction of multiple system components. The SHELL Model contains the following four (4) components: SOFTWARE (S): procedures, training, support, etc. HARDWARE (H): machines and equipment ENVIRONMENT (E): the working environment in which the rest of the L-H-S system must function and LIVEWARE (L): humans…...
Do you agree with this “safety leadership” quote? “A system or a procedure never achieved anything, it is people being committed to implementing the system that achieves the performance needed.” It comes from the Safety Leadership Group (SLG) of which I am a fan…. Membership Required You must be a member to access...
Safety Management in 2022 – Leadership without an SMS? Read More »
WTH? Did Haywood just say that? Yep – I am afraid I did and I mean it. Now my personal actions do not reflect that belief, as I am a safety professional and I want every decision you make to be one based on YOUR SAFETY. But as a business, safety can never be #1! …...
Safety should not be #1 Read More »
Buzz words… oh how I have come to hate them. In my earlier days in this profession, it was called “flavor of the month safety” as we had some catchphrase or “program” we’d implement to try and break through the “mental fog” that caused workers to work unsafely. Then came along the “silver bullet of…...
How do we make “safety a value”? Read More »
From Oxford’s Dictionary… priority the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important. value a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life. Which do we want safety to be? … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member?...
Safety is NOT a priority! Read More »
A safety aspiration is something like… “I don’t want anyone to get hurt” Safety goals are…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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