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There seems to be a movement within the safety community that proposes that there is no "safety culture" or "culture of safety" within workplaces. After all, I have seen and lived over the past 30+ years; I find this difficult to believe. Just because we can't see a "culture," although I believe we can certainly see one or feel a culture, again, I believe we most certainly can feel it, that somehow one does not exist. I am certain I could take ten safety professionals with 15+ years of experience and visit ten different facilities. We would all agree on which facilities had a safety culture or culture of safety. We can determine this quickly by touring the facilities and interviewing facility personnel. I am serious; most facilities will take less than 4 hours, and some may take a bit more time, but I am sure that out of the ten safety pro's involved in the evaluation, most, if not all, would walk away convinced of what they saw and heard as to the status of the facility's safety culture or culture of safety.
The one thing this Virus is “maybe” teaching the general public is: Risk = Probability x Severity When we are told to limit our exposure to large groups of 100 or more that is based on a “probability” and when the elderly and immune compromised individuals are told to stay inside that is based on both Probability AND Severity. I have not seen the actual numbers as to who and how the “groups of 100” was derived, but in Year 2020 and the impact this is having on everyone I hope like hell it is based on actual SCIENCE and not fear or politics. Has anyone (John Newquist) seen the risk numbers for the spread (probability) and impact (severity) of this virus within the USA??? This is NOT about politics, I am just trying to get my head around all that has transpired this week. With 30 years experiencing managing catastrophic incidents I have never seen such an escalations of actions with no information provided to support it. Not second guessing or protesting, but I now have a two month vacation (without pay) so I figure I have a legitimate reason to ask. I will be just fine, as business has been very good and I have a serious emergency fund for matters just like this. But I know a lot of folks whose lives have been turned upside down this week and they had not planned for a lay-off and in fact the economy was doing so good they had just bought a home, car, planned a major vacation and now are faced with a layoff, new debt and no real answers. Telling safety professionals to be prepared is preaching to the choir, but the run on household necessities was quite the surprise for me. I am a Boy Scout, Prepper, and lifelong emergency responder and safety professional so needless to say I sat back and just watched adults cuss, scream, bump carts over basic items that are not even on my emergency list. I bet Costco and Sam’s will see an increase in membership. What many consider hoarding or prepping is just a Saturday visit to Costco for us. It’s cheaper, better quality and it keeps us well stocked. But this is a lot to take in over 3-4 days and I see people in serious panic mode, not necessarily about what has happened but the fear of the unknown. And that is when I cling to my family, my guns, and my bible!
OSHA has an actual policy of "Corporate Name Shaming." It is a horrible practice and harms OSHA's credibility, as all "shaming" programs do. But they continue it as if it makes a difference. What amazes me is that some companies still do the same thing to their employees. As the title of this article makes clear... the FIRST and possibly the most critical to creating a "Just Culture. A "Just Culture” refers to a system of shared accountability in which organizations are accountable for the systems they have designed and for responding to the behaviors of their employees in a fair and just manner. It involves management getting the balance between how UNINTENTIONAL ERRORS and WILLFUL VIOLATIONS are addressed in the organization. Ideally, there should be zero tolerance for reckless conduct balanced by widespread confidence among managers that the vast majority of unintended unsafe acts will go unpunished as honest errors. Here are the suggested actions needed to begin to build a "Just Culture of Safety": Process Safety Material Article Count: 1 |
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