Does Focusing on SIFs Mean Ignoring Smaller Injuries?
Categorized under: Serious Injuries & Fatalities
In our book “7 Insights into Safety Leadership,” Tom Krause and I make the point that leaders should start with a focus on preventing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs). What does it mean to focus on SIFs? What doesn’t it mean? Why is a SIF focus better? First, A Clarification Focusing on SIFs does not mean that smaller injuries are unimportant. It does not mean they should be ignored or left out. Instead, focusing on SIFs is an optimal strategy for preventing all injuries. It is a new approach, and some who have been taught that the best prevention strategy is to focus on the larger category of...