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… Is Your Company Safe By Accident? Release date March 1, 2011 Source Crane Hot Line Magazine … Crane Hot Line Magazine … Is Your Company Safe By Accident? …
… Podcast #113-Aubrey Daniels, Ph.D., "Safe by Accident?" Release date February 22, 2011 Source Lean Blog Link http://www.leanblog.org/2011/02/podcast-113-aubrey-daniels-phd-safe-by-accident/ … Lean Blog … Podcast #113-Aubrey Daniels, Ph.D., "Safe by Accident?" …
… Safe by Accident? Release date November 17, 2010 Source Incident Prevention Newsletter … Incident Prevention Newsletter … Safe by Accident? …
… Improving Post-Accident Behavior Predictability is one word you could use to describe an organizations reaction after an accident. It is quite common for organizations to jump to some kind of response after an incident or accident has occurred. But do they always do the right thing? In the latest video blog, Dr. Judy Agnew examines what …
… spill to the recent recall of salmonella-tainted eggs, but not the science that requires microscopes and lab coats. In Safe By Accident: Take the Luck Out of Safety: Leadership Practices that Build a Sustainable Safety Culture , authors Judy Agnew and … Agnew ( Removing Obstacles to Safety ) and Daniels ( Bringing out the Best in People ) reveal how many companies are “safe by accident” because they focus too heavily on lagging indicators, such as low incident rates. According to the authors, …
… I say “a kiss” or “she kissed me,” certain images are conjured up. What is conjured, however, may vary hugely. A kiss given by a grandparent to grandchild is quite different from the torrid kiss depicted in a romantic love story at the movies. They … in the absence of considering the circumstances surrounding the response. The circumstances are everything. Fibbing by a child to avoid punishment is very different from a child telling that same fib to save his brother from retribution by … and the potential consequences of the response, it is difficult to impossible to know how to handle the situation. If an accident at work occurs because a worker was negligent it calls for different remediation than if the accident occurred …
… Stress and Safety: A Costly Relationship Stress and Safety: A Costly Relationship BY Darnell Lattal Download PDF file Note: During these times in particular, stress is being experienced everywhere and at … lines with an emphasis on profits (running faster) that compromised safety. However, the most immediate cause determined by the safety board that investigated the accident was that Takami had been seriously punished for an on-the-job mistake a year earlier and the shame of the …
… The Consequence Strategy for Managing Safety The Consequence Strategy for Managing Safety BY Betty Loaffman Download PDF file No one wants to see people hurt. No company wants to spend money needlessly on insurance and/or damages caused by accidents. Therefore, every manager and company should have a strategy for managing safety. Traditional management …
… near my home in West Virginia to Baltimore derailed. Two young women - college students – were tragically killed in the accident. The girls were sitting on the overpass above the main street in Ellicott City around midnight when cars on the … the train or the coal existing (Aristotle’s material cause). Nor could the deaths have happened without there being an accident (his formal cause). Indeed, death is the ultimate outcome to which all living matter is destined (his final cause). … the environment arranged to optimize safe behavior? Any or all of these circumstances potentially could be what caused the accident. In assigning cause, it is often the case that it is easiest to assign it to the person who has been injured, …
… Clark Pacific’s Safety Journey Clark Pacific’s Safety Journey BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file High-rise hotels, hospitals, stadiums, student housing, churches, casinos, parking garages, … Audra Owens, now Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, who had in a previous position come across the book Safe by Accident: Leadership Practices that Build a Sustainable Safety Culture —a behavior-based approach to safe workplaces. The …
… to express their concerns about surveillance cameras with tracking software being installed in some delivery vans operated by contractors. The Senators were concerned about privacy and potentially harmful unintended side effects on driving … to several transportation industry clients. We have seen some fear and active opposition to such monitoring systems by drivers in the early stages of implementation. As I pointed out in a previous blog post , the fear was largely based on … speeding, hard braking, and location via GPS tracking, and cameras can show what the drivers did leading up to a vehicle accident. Typically, when an accident or driver error occurs, the system “flags” the event and notifies a series of people …
… Gambling With Safety Dr. Judy Agnew , author of Safe By Accident? , discusses how by attempting to improve workplace safety , companies institute safety programs, purchase specialized equipment, and engage …
… that are worthy of executive and management attention. Their first point is one we write about in our upcoming book Safe By Accident? , that creating a truly safe workplace requires developing a culture where all employees are willing to speak up, … that are worthy of executive and management attention. Their first point is one we write about in our upcoming book Safe By Accident? , that creating a truly safe workplace requires developing a culture where all employees are willing to speak …
… Freight Transport Division of international rail line applies behavior-based safety strategies to reduce incident rate and accident severity. A division of an international rail line that moves freight through 12 U.S. states, the District of … index report, earning points and rewards for their active involvement. Within one year the division’s injury rate dropped by 36 percent and the severity of injuries decreased drastically. Lost time days due to injury severity were reduced by 60 percent within the same one-year time period. The side effects of the implementation included a more proactive …
… Ask Aubrey: Dead Man Question Question: In your recent article for Business Week, you state "A million hours without an accident, a reduction in errors, or perfect attendance can all be accomplished by a corpse. This doesn't qualify as valuable behavior and deserves no celebration." I will agree with the attendance issue. … errors is a huge benefit and saves the company hordes of cash. These are signs of real progress and cannot be accomplished by a corpse. Please clarify. — Dave M. Aubrey's Answer: Thank you for your comment because it raises a point of …