Tag: serious injury

Safe AF ep #4: Relationship between fatal and non-fatal accidents based on 23k accidents

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Is there a connection between fatal and non-fatal accidents, or is it a fallacy to focus on the minor potential events with the hope of managing the major events? Today’s study explores these relationships based on 23k reported serious accidents in the Netherlands. Ref: Bellamy, L. J. (2015). Exploring the relationship between major hazard, fatal… Continue reading Safe AF ep #4: Relationship between fatal and non-fatal accidents based on 23k accidents

Moving beyond TRIR: Measuring and monitoring safety performance with high-energy control assessments

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Another post on SIFs, this time the High Energy Control Assessments (HECA) from Oguz Erkal & Hallowell. Link to article below, plus to a HECA guide, and to the SIF compendium. Extracts: ·        HECA is “the percentage of high-energy hazards with a corresponding direct control” ·        HECA is binary because “every condition observation is modeled only as… Continue reading Moving beyond TRIR: Measuring and monitoring safety performance with high-energy control assessments