Are your indicators measuring ‘safety’, or more often activity? This systematic review evaluated 51 studies, unpacking indicator themes, trends & their effectiveness in construction. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Did you check out my video on better indicators? Link in comments – it unpacks how to identify & set measures around your risk… Continue reading A comprehensive systematic review of safety leading indicators in construction

“There’s nothing new [in the HOP principles] since the 1980s there” Part 1 interview with Dr Steven Shorrock 🌻. He’s worked for about 30 years as a psychologist and human factors engineer in aviation, air traffic management, rail, healthcare and chemical manufacturing. Steven questions how much of HOP and the ‘new view’ really comes from… Continue reading Dr Steven Shorrock Part 1: Is HOP actually ‘new’ or built on Human Factors?

Are your safety documents making your organisation less safe? And, the better they look, the worse it gets? As we argued in our Safety Alchemy article: “For many organisations, managing safety also encompasses managing a system of safety documents” These documents are “enabling devices: they function as institutional passports that allow work to commence or… Continue reading Safety alchemy: mistaking the document for the risk

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… Continue reading Passing an audit, and zero harm days – yet we still blow things up. This week on Safe As

“[Leaders create cultures by] what they systematically pay attention to”. So says Ed Schein (* well actually, that was Andrew Hopkins’ reframing of Schein). Nevertheless, Schein noted how leaders, whether intentional or not, known or invisible to them, shape what is prioritised, discussed, measured, monitored etc. by what they focus on. However, what they **… Continue reading “[Leaders create cultures by] what they systematically pay attention to” and ignore… – Schein & others

Are fewer near-miss reports good news or a trust / silence problem? This surveyed and interviewed a total of 116 US air medical crewmembers on their near miss reporting behaviours and pressure to fly. PS. Check out my YouTube: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=V2dbdmW–WbnhzA9 Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson Extracts: ·         “major accidents routinely reflect the accumulation of deeper organizational… Continue reading Hidden Hazards: Factors Influencing Near-Miss Reporting in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

What happens when automated clinical advice is wrong? This reviewed research on clinician responses to incorrect automated advice. Including ECG interpretation, rules-based clinical decision support, image-based AI, selective prediction, and LLMs/GenAI. 46 articles were included. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my YouTube: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=V2dbdmW–WbnhzA9 Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson In all, they argue… Continue reading Human oversight of erroneous clinical AI and decision support a systematic review and meta analysis