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The 4 Personal Responsibilities for Safety Resilience

Recently, I penned an article called “The Most Worthless Program in Your Safety Manual.” One of the comments made a reference to personal responsibility, and its role in..

In Safety, You Can’t Have It Both Ways

When it comes to safety, you can’t have it both ways. Either: The organization delegates the responsibility and accountability for safety to the people with the most control over..

Reduce complication, not complexity

The world that we live in is immersed in complexity. This has been the topic of numerous books, blog posts, and discussion that reach far beyond any relevant reference point of..

Mind The Empathy Gap, a Necessary Competence - SafetyPro

Even from when I was a little boy, I can remember vividly the attempts that my mother made to try to get me to be more empathetic towards others. “Walk a mile in their shoes…” was..

Square Pegs, Round Holes, & ISNetworld™ Compliance

Many of our firm’s clients are familiar with ISNetworld™, and the unique set of challenges that accompany “voluntary” compliance with legal and other requirements. For those that..

The Three “Soft” Skills of Resilient Safety Leaders

Safety leaders know and understand the importance of resilience with respect to organizational integrity. It can be the difference on a spectrum between adequacy, a functioning..

It’s Not Your Incident Rate, It’s Your Risk

The theories and processes behind the management of organizations have remained largely unchanged over the last decade. What has changed, however, is the ability of firms to..

Safety Leaders: Do You Know Where Your Safety Program is Failing?

The Importance Of A Safety Program Safety leaders spend much of their time focusing on the sharp end of safety. Implementing and maintaining procedures and programs encompasses..

The Blurring Line between Quality and Safety

A few years back, my journey as a safety professional actually started as a foray into quality management. I was working as a paramedic at the time, and was looking to create a..