How does ISO 45001 contribute to resilient capacities? This interesting study used content analysis and expert judgement evaluation to determine whether the 45001 clauses contribute to resilient capacities. PS. Check out my YouTube and recent Critical Control / barrier vid: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=iUaDPJynPemQRZhY Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson Extracts: · “Rather than focusing solely on preventing failures, resilience engineering… Continue reading Identifying and Analyzing Resilience Aspects in the ISO 45001 Standard on Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Challenges in building resilience engineering (RE) and adaptive capacity: A field study in a chemical plant
Can a complex system effectively navigate risk if it only understands failure in hindsight? This study explores the challenges of building adaptive capacity from a resilience engineering perspective in a chemical plant. On-site observations & interviews were used. PS. Check out my YouTube and recent Critical Control / barrier vid: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=iUaDPJynPemQRZhY Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson… Continue reading Challenges in building resilience engineering (RE) and adaptive capacity: A field study in a chemical plant
Limitations of safety management system implementation and the transformation of certification audits for marine accident prevention
Are safety audits paperwork rituals disconnected from operational risks? This article reviewed research, exploring the risk coupling of conformity-oriented maritime audits. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my YouTube and recent Critical Control / barrier vid: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=iUaDPJynPemQRZhY Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson Extracts: · “accidents tend to concentrate in areas that should be directly… Continue reading Limitations of safety management system implementation and the transformation of certification audits for marine accident prevention
Critical Controls, Barriers, Safeguards: YT Part 1 of 4-part series
What actually counts as a control? A physical barrier? An administrative safeguard? A verification activity? A procedure? A checklist? And does it directly address the hazardous energy that could cause serious harm, or has it been given a critical label simply because it’s ‘all we have’ ? As control programs have spread and matured, the… Continue reading Critical Controls, Barriers, Safeguards: YT Part 1 of 4-part series
The Surprising Science of Self-Talk
Do self affirmations, as in positive statements about yourself to overcome negative thoughts and emotions, actually work? Or is this mostly woo-woo non-sense to sell motivational books and energy crystal retreats? Curiously, the evidence seems to suggest that…they can have lasting benefits. I was a bit surprised at this one – check it out and… Continue reading The Surprising Science of Self-Talk
HOP improves learning and reduces quality deviations – new research
Does HOP improve organisational learning behaviours and reduce quality deviations? It turns out, probably. This Master’s thesis from Chris Mastrangelo studied the effects of HOP principles on learning-behaviours, multi‑year trends in deviations, root‑cause classifications, corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and Human Performance Assessment (HPA) maturity assessments. Thesis link in comments. The HOP adoption was also… Continue reading HOP improves learning and reduces quality deviations – new research
My new paper: Failed audit or failing audit system? From Professional Safety / ASSP
Are your audits effective checks on critical risk systems or merely paperwork exercises that provide comfort? Happy to share a little article I penned for Professional Safety / American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). Big thanks to them for the opportunity – and for making it look all purdy. Here I discuss some research on… Continue reading My new paper: Failed audit or failing audit system? From Professional Safety / ASSP
New 4 part Critical Control / Barrier and Human Performance YouTube series
Let’s goooo – I’ve spent the last few weeks on a 4 part Barrier / Critical Control YouTube series. It draws on multiple sources including ICMM, CSRA, IOGP, CIEHF & more, and really sucked to produce. So hope it’s interesting. The episodes are: Part 1 – What is a risk control or barrier meant to… Continue reading New 4 part Critical Control / Barrier and Human Performance YouTube series
Part 1 Dr Guido Carim Jr: Safety-II, rules, workarounds, adaptive capacity, learning & more
Part 1 interview with Dr Guido Carim Junior, an Associate Professor of Aviation, pilot, researcher, and safety scientist. We explore what safety ‘is’ beyond absence of incidents, limitations of procedures in complex environments, and why real-world situations rarely unfold how manuals anticipate. Guido shares insights from aviation research on adaptive capacity, informal learning, crew expertise,… Continue reading Part 1 Dr Guido Carim Jr: Safety-II, rules, workarounds, adaptive capacity, learning & more
Balanced approach to serious injury and fatality prevention: Exploring empirical relationships between short and long-term measures of safety performance
What tells you more about tomorrow’s fatality risk – last month’s injury rate or today’s control of high-energy hazards? An interesting study Arnaldo Bayona & Matthew Hallowell and colleagues exploring the relationship between assessments of pre-job safety brief (PJSB) quality and HECA (high-energy control assessments) and work conditions, and links with injury and SIFs. Not… Continue reading Balanced approach to serious injury and fatality prevention: Exploring empirical relationships between short and long-term measures of safety performance
