This mouthful of a title looked at some common errors, pitfalls and antecedents associated with workplace safety risk management (WSRM) processes via lit review. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · They identified 49 errors and pitfalls in WSRM, categorised into seven classifications · These errors and pitfalls included “Conducting risk assessments solely for documentation… Continue reading Identify and classify common errors, antecedents, outcomes, and mitigation strategies in qualitative and semi-quantitative workplace safety risk management
Author: Ben Hutchinson
ISO certification = More Fatalities?
Safety Management System Certification, like ISO 45001 and 18001 are common worldwide. Organizations invest considerable time and resources into gaining and maintaining certification. So, are there any measurable links or improvements in safety incident performance for organizations that seek ISO certification? Let’s unpack 2 studies to find out. Shout me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinsonSafe As LinkedIn… Continue reading ISO certification = More Fatalities?
Focus – Don’t Fiddle (The Obscenity of the LTFR)
Is focusing on LTIFR and TRIFR a case of fiddling on the trivial, over the use of effective practices and measures? One key influence in my career was the late Geoff McDonald. I’ve covered his work before, and here’s another from 1995 arguing how use of injury frequency rates is obscene – a loathsome or… Continue reading Focus – Don’t Fiddle (The Obscenity of the LTFR)
Why your leader’s apology failed and what the research says
What happens when a leader messes up, and says sorry? This explores different types of leader apologies, and how they’re not all made equal. It found the sincere apologies drove the largest changes in forgiveness and trust – more than just saying sorry, or taking responsibility to fix the issue. It appears that sincerity equals,… Continue reading Why your leader’s apology failed and what the research says
Do permanent night workers have a higher risk of workplace injury?
Do permanent night workers have a higher risk of workplace injury? This Danish study used hospital records over a 12 year period, involving >192k employees and >87k injuries. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Background: · They say “Night work affects 24% of the workforce in the EU (1) and is associated with adverse health… Continue reading Do permanent night workers have a higher risk of workplace injury?
Dr Dom Cooper interview pt 1: BBS, HOP, SIFs
Part 1 of my interview with Dom Cooper. We discuss several topics around BBS / behavioural safety, limitations of Safety-II / HOP, and the elimination of SIFs. I can actually say ‘due to popular request’, since Dom was the second most requested person I interview from viewer feedback. Drop a comment or question directly on… Continue reading Dr Dom Cooper interview pt 1: BBS, HOP, SIFs
Decluttering for Safety: Can We Simply Apply Approaches Used in De-Implementing Low-Value Care?
This commentary discusses the challenge of decluttering / de-implementation of low-value practices in healthcare. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · “de-implementation of ineffective patient safety practices presents different challenges than de-implementing low-value clinical care” · “Patient safety practices often arise from pressure to demonstrate or document safety rather than from direct clinical needs; this… Continue reading Decluttering for Safety: Can We Simply Apply Approaches Used in De-Implementing Low-Value Care?
Safety stats: “hitting the target, but missing the point”
“The partnering of an injury rate to a matching severity rate was done with the express knowledge that injury rate statistics would drive underreporting if severity was not considered.” A fascinating chapter from Kevin Geddert in Dekker’s Safety Theatre, exploring why our modern metrics are fundamentally misaligned. As far back as 1915, Royal Meeker and… Continue reading Safety stats: “hitting the target, but missing the point”
Prof Matt Hallowell: Are the causes of SIFs and minor events related?
Are the causes of SIFs and minor events related? Here Matthew Hallowell discusses the research exploring connection. Also the links to both parts of the full interview are linked below the vid. If you find my channel helpful, then please Subscribe, Like and Comment directly on the vids in YT, and share with your network… Continue reading Prof Matt Hallowell: Are the causes of SIFs and minor events related?
Memory hacking: Gaslighting you into a false crime confession
Did you know that it’s quite easy to trick people into falsely remembering a crime that they never committed? This ep unpacks research showing how malleable and shapeable human memory is: rather than being a video recording, it’s a constantly reconstructed experience, influenced by a range of emotions and other factors. Please sub, like and… Continue reading Memory hacking: Gaslighting you into a false crime confession
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