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How Do You Avoid Blaming When it Comes to Human Error?

According to Human Factors Investigation and Analysis of Accidents and Incidents, human error accounts for between 60–80% of all accidents and incidents.  That statistic has been the cause of many people falsely believing that behavior-based safety (BBS) programs blame the worker. It has also sparked many human and organizational performance (HOP) supporters to believe that…

Near-Miss Reporting: A Solution to Preventable Accidents

A near miss is an unplanned event that could have resulted in an incident leading to injury, illness or damage. The problem is that since nothing dire happened, a near miss is often misconstrued as a free pass when it should actually be viewed as a life-changing event.  The opportunity for the close call to…

How to Be Present in Lone Worker Safety

A successful safety program trains employees to look out for their own safety and the safety of others. There’s safety in numbers and looking at others can help a person trigger on their own actions to help them avoid injuries. But what happens to lone workers who don’t have colleagues beside them to rely on…