Kletz and colleagues in 1998 discussing follies of permit to work (PTW) systems, and some improvements. Was meant to be a mini-post, but couldn’t be bothered cutting it back. Extracts: · “A quick check of the Institution of Chemical Engineers’ Accident Database reveals that over 700 accidents of the 5000 listed were maintenance-related” · Some… Continue reading More Effective Permit-to-Work Systems
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Learning from experience
More practical wisdom from the late, great Trevor Kletz. This explored a few elements of learning from experience – like the problems of just blaming people or changing procedures. First he targets the focus on changing procedures instead of improving designs. First, our first step should be, wherever reasonably practicable, is to remove the hazard… Continue reading Learning from experience
“We might just as well reprimand a light-bulb for going out” than tell people to be more careful: Trevor Kletz and his classic aphorisms
There’s no use telling people to be more careful, “We might just as well reprimand a light-bulb for going out”. Trevor Kletz with his classic aphorisms about focusing on error and blame when we should instead be improving the design of workplaces and plant. Other extracts from his 1976 article ‘Accident Data – the need… Continue reading “We might just as well reprimand a light-bulb for going out” than tell people to be more careful: Trevor Kletz and his classic aphorisms
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