Human & Organizational Performance
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Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) assumes that human error is inevitable and that error is a symptom of problems within organizational systems. The HOP approach emphasizes the use of leading indicators, lessens negative consequences that lead to underreporting of incidents and near misses and includes workers in identifying safety solutions.

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employee engagement
Rethinking Traditional Safety, part 12

A different perspective on employee engagement

Larry Wilson
November 6, 2020
In the last issue, we looked at just how many errors are caused every day by rushing, frustration, fatigue and complacency. Although, usually it’s a combination of these states, with complacency either leading the way or lurking in the background.
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Complacency depends on what you’re doing

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Dave Johnson
October 28, 2020
For all the COVID-19 safety guidelines circulating, some hundreds of pages long, basic best practices are straightforward and known by most Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, recently recounted them in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Scapegoat

EHS professionals often become the scapegoat

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Yorlanda Fisher
September 22, 2020

Who takes the blame when construction projects get behind schedule or over budget? Is it the project manager? The front line worker? The subcontractor? The answer would be no to all three. The likely scapegoat when things goes wrong is usually Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). And why is this true?  It’s because too often the safety of the worker is sacrificed for the sake of speed and production.


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Rethinking Traditional Safety, part 10

Critical decisions: Deliberate risk and error

Larry Wilson
September 16, 2020
: In the last issue, we looked at why normal people make decisions that can be compromised or negatively influenced by rushing, frustration, fatigue and complacency, or, more likely, a combination of these states.
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PPE designed to help workers stay productive year-round

PPE designed to help workers stay productive year-round

Keep your Cool
M.B. Sutherland
September 1, 2020
Summer may be officially over, but for many of us, the heat’s still on! In fact, just this July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a La Niña Watch. That means it’s likely that much of the country may see above average or significantly above average temperatures well into fall.
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