Safe As 57: Safety clutter – paper tigers and non-value adding work

How does safety clutter–the accumulation of safety artefacts that don’t contribute to operational safety–distract attention and resources from more pressing matters?

Can clutter, with best intentions, even contribute to elevated risk?

Today’s paper is: Rae, A. J., Provan, D. J., Weber, D. E., & Dekker, S. W. (2018). Safety clutter: the accumulation and persistence of ‘safety’ work that does not contribute to operational safety. Policy and practice in health and safety16(2), 194-211.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WxdA1zqi97IrnrN4TvPjG?si=f9TIAlcFRnmV8jBk2NkdRA

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