What are the risks of death from the everyday, and sometimes not so everyday, things that we do? How does the risk of death from driving compare to skydiving, or swimming and shark attacks? How many bananas will result in death? Let’s find out. This ep discusses ‘micromorts’, which are units of risk indicating a… Continue reading Micromorts and your chance of death from everyday tasks

Does OHS system certification impact incident measures at the industry level? Here’s another study which explored these links – this time using the Canadian Certificate of Recognition (COR) program. 346 certified firms were matched with 310 non-certified over 2009-2020. Full PDF shared under an Open Access licence. Findings:·        “Firms that became certified were associated with a… Continue reading Does having a certified occupational health and safety management system lead to a greater injury rate reduction? An evaluation of the Certificate of Recognition program in Ontario, Canada

Sidney Dekker discusses whether ‘human error’ can be more of an organisational issue: how it designs and resources work, use of incentives, pressures and more.

This paper studied a ‘no blame’ approach from a HRO lens, using case studies from a few different industries. In part, they wanted to see how HRO principles translated into non-HRO industries. [** Be good if we could move beyond the ‘no blame’ language to other more suitable, less-absolute terms, e.g. restorative justice and the… Continue reading A ‘No Blame’ Approach to Organizational Learning

Did you know that there’s a gender gap in the use of AI LLMs at work? Women are less likely to use AI than men, and have more concerns about its ethical use. The study in this ep covers 18 studies, over 140,000 participants across nearly all regions, sectors and occupations.