Aug 3, 2017
If you’ve ever been involved in machine safety or machine risk assessments then I’m sure you’ve heard someone – it may even have been you – say this or something similar to this. It’s common.
The intention of this article is to address the reasons why this is common, and to attempt to change that culture of thinking. I’ve recently been listening to the audio version of Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed, and it’s got me thinking. Later in this article, I’m going to throw down the gauntlet with a statement th...
Jul 5, 2021
When we first met KP identifying their problem was pretty simple. They had had PUWER inspections done by various parties. Their own engineers, health and safety professionals, outside contractors and consultants, all had a hand in the risk assessments.
They had different degrees of success and when we met with them to review their current position, it became clear that they knew they had triumphed in some areas and stalled in others. The main priority was quantifying the success or failure which had not be possible previously because the process had no...