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Building Capability in SIF Prevention Through Data-Driven Innovation

ByKristen Bell

It’s been nearly a decade since our first SIF study explained why so many companies were seeing recordable injuries improve while fatal injuries were level or increasing. Dr. Tom Krause, with collaborators from 9 global organizations studied the problem in 2010. They concluded that the disturbing trend was the result of differences in the situations…

Beyond Finger Pointing – Safety Culture and the Deepwater Horizon Incident

ByJessica Adams

Deepwater Horizon began showing in United States theaters on September 30. As with most historical films, the post-release flurry of critique and dialogue about the film’s accuracy has ensued, and BP’s blunders have become a conversation topic around most dinner tables. While we all love a great villain, and the portrayal of BP fits so…

Innovation in SIF Prevention

ByKristen Bell

Over the past two decades, many leading organizations have achieved consistent improvement in injury prevention.  On average, US private companies reduced their injury rates by 62% between 1994 and 2014.  But those dramatic reductions in injuries haven’t translated into reductions in workplace fatalities, which dropped by just 34% in the same period.  For a mid-sized…

Scorecard Needed

ByTom Krause

You’ve see the astounding numbers: hundreds of thousands of Americans die each year due to medical treatment errors. Indeed, the median credible estimate is 350,000, more than U.S. combat deaths in all of World War II. If you measure the “value of life” the way economists and federal agencies do it – that is, by…