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A Simple Equation to Reach Breakthrough Injury Reduction

Recently, Ken Tutin, Vice President of Business Support for the Americas Division of Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. spoke with SafeStart employees about how his company has turned its safety record around. A lot of what he covered is aspirational, and he acknowledged that there’s still work to be done, but he shared what…

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…

BBS vs. HOP: The Fight That Doesn’t Need to Be Fought

When it comes to organizational safety, there are two schools of thought that are sometimes conflated or misunderstood—behavior-based safety (BBS) and human and organizational performance (HOP). In his column for Safety Decisions Magazine, Ray Prest discussed this subject in depth, remarking that BBS and HOP can work together for safety and that, despite some claims…