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A Response to the ASTM SIF Reporting Standard
• April 9, 2026In January 2026, the American Society for Testing and Materials published Standard E2920-26, Guide for Recording Priority Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and Serious Injury or Fatality (SIF)-Related Serious Injuries/Illnesses and Fatalities. Krause Bell Group has evaluated the standard and supports the direction. We do think the standard could have gone further in relation to metrics… -
How Business Decisions Can Drive Unsafe Work
• April 7, 2026Learn about the dangerous, hidden risks embedded in decision-making that force tradeoffs between safety and productivity. -
Working with Contractors for Sustainable SIF Prevention
• February 20, 2026Part 4 in a Series About Involving and Engaging Contractors in SIF Prevention Every organization striving to eliminate Serious Incidents and Fatalities (SIFs) in a sustainable manner needs a continuous improvement process that is self-sustaining. Serious incidents and fatalities are too important to rely on an individual champion, an initiative that can change, or a… -
Partnering with Contractors for People-Centered SIF Prevention
• February 20, 2026Part 3 in a Series about Involving and Engaging Contractors in SIF Prevention Client–contractor relationships can be tricky. People tend to agree that when it works, it has a positive impact on safety, budget, quality, deadlines, and more—but making it work is messy. The Challenge of Owner-Contractor Relationships There’s no single reason why owner-contractor relationships… -
Establishing an Effective Contractor Safety Management System
• February 20, 2026Part 2 in a Series About Involving and Engaging Contractors in SIF Prevention Contractor Safety Management System Overview To ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures, a solid and well-implemented contractor safety management (CSM) system is needed. The success of the CSM system is determined by the quality of preparation and execution. Effective contractor partnerships… -
Defining the Challenge of Engaging Contractors in SIF Prevention
• February 20, 2026Part 1 in a Series About Involving and Engaging Contractors in SIF Prevention Introduction: Involvement, Challenges, and Solutions It is common practice to work with contractors for construction and industrial capital projects, but there are other areas that do this as well. Industrial operations and the mining industry also outsource both core and non-core activities… -
Press Release: Krause Bell Group Announces Leadership Transition and Appointment of Co-CEOs
• January 8, 2026Ojai, CA – January 1, 2026 – Krause Bell Group today announced a leadership transition designed to ensure continuity and support the firm’s next phase of growth. Effective January 1, 2026, Filip Coumans and Rebecca Timmins have been appointed Co-Chief Executive Officers. Founder Tom Krause will assume the role of Chairman. The appointments recognize Coumans’ and Timmins’ long-standing contributions to the… -
Beyond the Surface: Unlocking Systemic Insights Through Better Root Cause Analysis
• September 25, 2025When people are injured at work, investigations often rely on root cause analysis tools like the “5 Whys” or the “Ishikawa Fishbone” model to understand why the injuries happened and how to prevent them from happening again. While these methods can shine light on contributing factors, the way they are used tends to oversimplify complex… -
No Justice, No Peace: Fairness as the Foundation of a Safe Work Environment
• September 16, 2025How Procedural Justice Helps Build Culture A boss who plays favorites so you must ‘kiss up’ simply to be recognized. A boss who has no idea what you do or how well you do it. You see a poorly performing colleague get promoted because he’s the boss’s fishing buddy. We’ve all been here. What did…
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Organizational Decision Making for Safety: Part 2
When we think about the sheer numbers of decisions made by leaders the task of improving them all seems quite daunting. The study identified a subset of decisions which had the greatest impact on 60 serious and fatal events. This article outlines an improvement strategy for organizations based on the findings.
Organizational Decision Making for Safety: Part 1
The notion that leadership matters to organizational safety is intuitive for most people. Despite this understanding, safe decision making is an aspect of leadership that has not received enough attention.
