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As I have been writing about fundamental safety practices and how they play a critical role in OSH and Process Safety in the workplace, my views get pounded by the HOP and Psychological safety gurus. As I have said countless times, HOP and Psychological Safety have roles in a world-class safety management system; however, they are just supporting roles and are not core to the SMS. ...
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This is a safety discussion that needs to happen in a lot of workplaces!
This ref’s delivery and leadership to regain control of a game that was getting out of hand was SPOT ON!
Everything necessary in life (rules, respect, and safety as a value) is ALL about the VALUES our leadership demonstrates.
Our priorities change by the hour – our VALUES do not!...
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For the record, if you are new to the SAFTENG family, I despise the mantras “Safety is #1”, “Safety is our top priority”, etc. It is a nice thing to say, and most of us know it is said often; but what does it mean?
My favorite example of how these mantras cause confusion, which leads to loss of credibility and trust in the workplace, is when a legitimate hazard gets...
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It took me several years to realize that a traditional OSH program is NOT a “safety management system.” Like many workplaces, I always had a collection of written occupational safety and health programs placed into binders strategically located throughout the facility. Then, I had a separate PSM (and eventually an RMP) program that was a SEPERATE program. And yes, like many...
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The Campbell Institute, the National Safety Council center of excellence for environmental, health, and safety management is the leading authority on safety best practices. Members of the Campbell Institute Research & Knowledge subcommittee conducted a comparative analysis of ten award-winning organizations to identify best practices that are common within recognized world-class safety processes.
One...
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In the FAA NPRM posting on 1/11/23, we get a glimpse into the agency’s simplified approach to airlines managing safety with a Safety Management System (SMS). The FAA’s Safety Management System (SMS) is composed of four (4) major components:
safety policy,
safety risk management,
safety assurance, and
safety promotion
The FAA offers some excellent explanations of these elements and...
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There is one trait that we will all see and feel when were are in a facility that has figured out world-class safety; that is, they have figured out that a well-managed safety management system will not produce the desired results if the facility’s culture does not support it. As I have said, world-class safety has two sides: Performance and Culture. And the approach to mastering...
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I am a big believer in Root Cause Analyzes, and Corrective Action Plans to address our findings from an incident investigation – It just does not get more fundamental than this in industrial safety. Early in my career, I worked for a great man who was ALL ABOUT his employees. He was undoubtedly the most empathetic leader I worked for, and he was a big believer in the RCCA process.
But he went...
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We were debating this in the SAFTENG social media groups… are these fires happening more frequently or is social media making it easier to learn about these events? Well the NFPA has studied the fires involving structures under construction from 2016-2020 to answer a lot of questions. The one piece of data that got my attention was the Hot Work Fires and how they impacted the number...
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In 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required commercial airliners to develop a comprehensive SMS to improve safety for the flying public. Although the FAA has not required other revenue passenger-carrying operators to have one. These “other revenue passenger-carrying operators” include the cubs in AK that move hunters and fishermen around AK, the helicopter tours...
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The Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 (PFCSA) provides that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) must promulgate a rule to require flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the container unless the Commission determines that there is a voluntary standard for flame mitigation devices that impedes the propagation of flame into...
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