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Train workers to accurately see hazards & report what they find

Train workers to accurately see hazards & report what they find

The Hazard Hunt will never be the same
July 29, 2019

“What are you going to do for an 18- to 23-year-old who yesterday worked at Wendy’s and today will be walking into a high-risk work environment?” asked Mike Deetsch. Mike is the director of education and engagement for the Toledo Museum of Art.


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Personality is rarely the root cause of incidents

Personality is rarely the root cause of accidents

“I know your type”
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
May 16, 2019

Assessing personality types or styles goes back thousands of years. Rob Fisher, a human factors expert, says in ancient Asia, “fire,” “wind,” “water,” “earth” and other terms were used to capture the different personalities of different people.


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safety investigations, root cause analysis

Improve your investigation skills

Recommendations should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely
Ed Perz, PE
February 21, 2019

Good investigators understand what their biases are and work to control them while in investigation mode. Adopt the persona of a sports referee—the neutral arbitrator, without a stake in the outcome.


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root blame analysis

There is root blame analysis

James E. Leemann Ph.D.
September 1, 2016
All of us who have been in the EHS business for any period of time have either led or participated in a root cause analysis (RCA).
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Most accidents involve a series of minor errors

Dr. John Kello
April 1, 2015
I was on a business trip, having completed a safety training session with managers and associates in an industrial plant the previous day.


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How to build a winning safety program

Barry Whiting CSP
May 16, 2014

The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) is a US Army-based program to provide services for contingency operations using existing civilian resources. Established in 1985, the LOGCAP Program is now on its fourth iteration and has three prime contractors who are allowed to bid on contingency work in support of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Oman, Djibouti, and elsewhere as the need arises.


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