We pass audits, and our site safety boards record a string of zero-harm days. And management is reassured. And something blows up anyway.
Did you check out this week’s episode on Safe As? Drawing on Emeritus Professor Andrew Hopkin’s work, it unpacks why organisations are blindsided by calamity even while their systems look flawless on paper.
It also explores topics beyond proximal triggers and lazy fallback explanations of ‘operator error’:
· How operational warning signs are missed or dismissed
· How ‘causes’ are constructed more than found & this influences what organisations choose to measure or define accountability
· Why safety measures can create a false sense of safety
· Whether critical frontline data is actually acted on or buried
What do you think – let me know your thoughts?
- Does ‘operator error’ masquerade as a substantive finding?
- Do low injury rates hide the risk of major accidents?
- Are we even measuring the ‘right’ things?
YouTube –
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BwTaqG64i8nlbKe5yojvO?si=iT1Psq2QTpWO8YEgYSMz8w
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