Is there a link between fatal and minor hazard exposures?
Recent SIF research & campaigns suggest ‘NO’ – what kills people aren’t the same as what hurts them.
But is that scientifically accurate? In part 1 of my chat with Dr Linda Bellamy, we discuss how Linda undertook perhaps the largest study of this kind exploring the connection – and, there ** is ** a connection.
We also discuss barrier/control systems & how they fail and succeed, weak signals, indicators, Linda’s book and more.
Takeaways:
a. Why using general minor incidents (like slips & trips) to predict major fatalities (like process safety or electrical accidents) is logically flawed – but there CAN be a connection within the same hazard scenarios
b. What 31,000 occupational accident investigations reveal about barrier failures
c. How regulatory focus influences findings (e.g., UK inspectorates focusing on procedures vs. Dutch inspectorates focusing on equipment)
— and more.
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