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
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Building Resilience into Safety Management Systems: Precursors and Controls to Reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs)
Another on SIF prevention. This (interim) report (another from the recent compendium – see comments for link) covers the findings from a few activities, including two SIF workshops about ID, implementing and monitoring critical controls for SIF hazards, and the role of human and org factors. Too much to cover, so a few extracts: · “the… Continue reading Building Resilience into Safety Management Systems: Precursors and Controls to Reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs)
Preventing serious injuries & fatalities: time for a sociotechnical model for an operational risk management system
Here’s a 2008 article from Fred Manuele which was included in my SIF compendium (link to compendium & article below). Fred explores a sociotechnical approach to preventing SIFs. The fatality rate in the US from 1971 to 2005 decreased from 17 to 4, but remained stable from 06 to 2011 at ~3.5; hence SIF prevention… Continue reading Preventing serious injuries & fatalities: time for a sociotechnical model for an operational risk management system
Compendium: SIFs, Major Hazards, Fatal & Traumatic hazards, risks
This is an expansion to my prior compendium on Critical Controls, Barriers and Energy thinking. Suggest you read that in conjunction to this, link here: Barriers, Critical Controls, Verifications, Energy Models If you’re after indicators check this mini-compendium out: Safety & Risk Performance indicators (lead, lag, drive, process safety + more) This compendium focuses on articles… Continue reading Compendium: SIFs, Major Hazards, Fatal & Traumatic hazards, risks
Safety Theatre: Where your accidents hide in the green
This article from Dekker discusses how accidents “hide in the green” within organisations. He covers a lot of ground, and I can’t cover all of the key points, so you’ll find my paragraphs pretty disjointed and jarring; so check out the full paper. Firstly, it’s stated that incidents involving fatalities seemed to have a consistency… Continue reading Safety Theatre: Where your accidents hide in the green
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