Dominoes & Occupational Safety
2009-06-18 14:54:52 The late H W Heinrich used dominos to demonstrate the cause(s) and effects of workplace accidents (1959). This timeless model is still valid today - after more than 40 years.
The ripple effect o...
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Selective Morality
2009-06-11 08:07:09 Most South Africans keep quiet when undercharged for a meal.In an article in the Sunday Times of 7 June 2009, Subashini Naidoo writes about a survey by market research specialists TNS Research Surveys...
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A Simple Meeting…
2009-06-09 06:07:09 On the night of July 6, 1988, an explosion and fire aboard the Piper Alpha oil drilling platform killed most of the crew. The disaster began with a routine maintenance procedure. On the morning of the...
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Avoid "Death by PowerPoint"...
2009-06-01 06:25:33 It is difficult to believe that some training courses are still run on the "Death by PowerPoint" premise - those courses where the presenter pulls out his laptop and projector, and proceeds to expound...
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The Value Of Mini Risk Assessments
2009-05-15 14:56:27 This article first appeared in the Health & Safety At Work magazine in December 2008. In response, I received a very informative and much appreciated email from Ken Bladwell. You will find the or...
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Procrastination: Killing Projects...
2009-05-14 06:10:13 One of the biggest criticisms of Root Cause Failure Analysis interventions is the number of projects that are never completed, a lot of which are ultimately abandoned.
What a waste! All that effort...
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Better Safety Talks
2009-04-08 13:23:31 Planning is essential for effective Safety meetings.
In order to get the most from a Safety meeting, you need to think about five key issues:
1. content,
2. method,
3. location,
4. reinforcemen...
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