The Danger of Routine and Complacency in the Workplace
The majority of injuries occur when workers are completing routine jobs. Find out how to tackle complacency in the workplace.
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Is Safety “a few tools short of a toolbox”?
Until safety shows some risk maturity and embraces fallibility, curiosity and diversity, it will always be “a few tools short of a toolbox”.
Maximizing Visual Safety Communication with Safety Icons
Safety signs are a powerful tool for visual safety communication, however, they can cause misunderstandings and increase risk if not correctly used. Find out more about how to use safety icons in the workplace.
Avoiding the ‘Example Rule’ in Emergency Preparedness
In the midst of the hurricane season, countries must consider emergency preparedness and response. In time, the human mind begins to underestimate the likelihood of certain risks. Psychology may explain some of the reasons why natural disasters catch us off-guard.
5 Q&As About Pro-Sapien’s Safety Risk Assessment Software
Questions asked by our audience about Safety Risk Assessment, such as what is the difference between Job Safety Analysis and Risk Assessment? This and more answered by A. Gray of Pro-Sapien and D. Smith of JSA Services.
Manage Your Risk Assessment Review Schedule to Sustain Leading Indicators
Risk Assessment (RA) helps managers understand where hazards are in the workplace. But what’s the process for Risk Assessment Review?
Slips, Trips and Falls: Fall protection in slippery conditions
Slips, trips and falls account for 15% of all accidental deaths in the US. During the winter months, ice and snow conditions bring new hazards that require preventative measures to be put in place. Read more and find out what safety professionals can do to protect employees.
Just Get To The Bottom Of It
Could a systematic approach blind us from the other, less rational reasons behind an incident? Common tools and models used for incident investigation tend to emphasise mechanistic approaches, whilst some of the causes may have been influenced by social psychological factors. In this guest blog, Robert Sams discusses the limitations of a rational system and the ways in which it could be improved.
Reducing The Cost Of Risk
Together with representatives from Brodies LLP and Marsh, in this discussion we look at the topic of new sentencing guidelines in the UK from a legal standpoint, an insurance standpoint and from an IT perspective.
