When 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…
Executive Summary Safety statistics provide valuable insight into safety, systems, processes, tools, and operations, but leveraging them can be challenging: Applying five key principles can help any leader harness the power of statistics to achieve significant improvements in safety and organizational functioning. Making Sense of Safety Statistics Mark Twain once said, “There are three kinds…
In 1979, my first safety improvement client told me, “We understand the engineering side, but we don’t understand the behavioral side.” Having studied behavioral analysis in graduate school, I welcomed the opportunity to address this problem. At that time, I didn’t know that Procter & Gamble was working on a similar initiative, or that Dr. Judy Komaki had just published an article on the application of behavioral science principles to safety. This work marked the beginning of what came to be known as behavior-based safety
Introduction: The Evolution of HOP in Safety Excellence Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) emerged in the 1990s as a welcome new way of thinking about injury prevention. Initially outlined by Dr. Sidney Dekker and Dr. James Reason, HOP has, for many organizations, become a cornerstone of safety strategies globally. HOP’s core principles grew from Dr….
Read in English Por meio de nossa experiência combinada de mais de seis décadas no campo da segurança, percebemos que muitas organizações acreditam que os departamentos de segurança e os profissionais de segurança que trabalham neles são os únicos responsáveis pela segurança dos trabalhadores. Embora os profissionais de segurança certamente tragam conhecimentos e habilidades técnicas…
Read in Portuguese / Leia em português Through our combined experience of over six decades in the safety field, we have noticed many organizations believe that safety departments and the safety professionals who work in them are solely responsible for the safety of workers. While safety professionals certainly bring valuable technical knowledge and skills to…
The role of Change Management in HSE Many companies complain about the bureaucracy created by governments as this results in huge financial and workload issues for them. Many hours are spent on mandatory reporting which is not used for improvement. Even worse, it’s often not being looked at by authorities. Central safety functions within large…
Read in Portuguese / Leia em português Introduction A primary skill in great leaders is the ability to cultivate strong positive relationships. These relationships not only help people feel connected to the leader, the organization, and its mission, but also reinforce that they are supported, heard, and set up for success. Safety leaders who prioritize…
An Excerpt from 7 Insights Into Safety Leadership This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Tom Krause and Kristen Bell’s book “7 Insights into Safety Leadership.“ We’ve never met a leader that didn’t want a better culture for their organization. Statements like, “we need to change the culture,” are heard every day in the…
It was 1993 and Paul O’Neill was attending his first board meeting as a Director at one of the largest companies in the world. Just as the meeting was coming to a close, O’Neill asked, “Where is the safety report?” As the story goes, no safety report was planned but the question had profound effects. It set the company on the path to creating safety excellence and embedding safety as a cultural value. Board member influence can do that — uniquely — and it saves lives while creating business value.
Few leaders can honestly say they know how to create, maintain, and enhance their culture. At the same time, the success of a culture change effort depends on the degree to which leaders understand and relate their own decisions, behaviors, and thought processes to the culture itself. The most challenging part of culture change is…
Read in Portuguese / Leia em português Great leaders understand that their team members are not just employees but individuals with unique experiences, motivations, and needs. This personalized approach, known by the psychological community as “Individual Consideration,” is essential for leaders who aim to build high-performing teams and improve workplace safety. When leaders take the…
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