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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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Forest for the trees

Forest for the Trees: Stuck in the briars of measuring safety

Angelo Cianfrocco
March 18, 2021

What is the difference between a target and a measure? Moreover, why is it important to distinguish between the two? At the beginning of every calendar year our teams get together and discuss goals. Our goal meetings are often conducted with the best intentions; however, we often miss our mark by confounding targets and measures.


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Leadership gaps & situational awareness

Safety characteristics that create great safety leaders

Amanda Pederson
March 3, 2021

Safety leadership is more than overseeing the general day-to-day of your organization’s safety program. Leading is about influencing employees and colleagues to meet the goals of your organization and safely fulfill their roles.


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Who is blocking the bully policy?

Edward Stern
February 9, 2021
Many private and public entities have no anti-bullying policy at all. Some have policies with holes in them; some of the language undermines the policies’ stated purposes.
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Fire, gas detection & suppression systems deliver real-time data

How to use EHS data effectively to make positive change

Angelo Cianfrocco
January 22, 2021

EHS 4.0 is upon us. Many companies are leveraging technology to facilitate, organize and grow their Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) programs. The influx of technology and EHS information management systems have made it more convenient than ever before for companies to collect and store EHS related data. However, it is one thing to collect data, but it is quite another to use data to make positive change.


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Woman in construction
Building successful careers

Women in construction should take advantage of available resources

Donald Meeker
December 8, 2020

Women have made amazing strides in many fields and industries throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Unfortunately, there are many others in which it remains a big challenge for a woman to rise to the top — or even, in some cases, to enter the industry at all.


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Resistance

Slowing down is safety common sense, but overcoming resistance requires purpose

Doug Pontsler
December 4, 2020

Both Visual Literacy and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) emphasize slowing down with purpose.


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Internet of Things

How industrial IoT can improve work environment safety

Devin Partida
December 3, 2020

As long as there are on-the-job injuries, there is room for workplace safety to improve. While incidents have decreased over the years, there are still 2.8 million workplace injuries and illnesses a year.


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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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Emergency preparedness

Workplace preparedness: Planning for the unexpected

David Perecman
October 29, 2020

2020 has been an unpredictable year for businesses. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners and employers have embraced a new normal and are implementing strategies to protect workers and consumers against infection.


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Rethinking Traditional Safety, part 11

Improving quality, production efficiency and customer relations

Larry Wilson
October 28, 2020
In the last article we looked at two aspects of deliberate risk and error. The first was that most people do not realize that risk that depends on error or not making any mistakes will grow over time.
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