SafetyofWork

Thank you! We couldn't be more pleased at the global commitment & trend towards evidenced based practice in safety. We are humbled to hear the stories of safety professionals sharing episodes within their organisation to shape practice and affect change!

Ep.75 How are stop work decisions made? the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep75-…

Ep.74 Is a capacity index a good replacement for incident-count safety metrics? Today, we are discussing whether the capacity index is a good replacement for incident-count safety metrics. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep74-…

Ep73.Does pointing and calling improve action reliability? Tune in to hear us define pointing and calling and the ensuing discussion about its efficacy within the workplace. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep73-…

Ep.72 How visible is high-vis clothing? On today’s episode, we discuss the visibility of high-vis clothing.Are they actually“high-vis”? Listen in as we discuss what actually makes humans most visible in unsafe situations&what some studies have concluded. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep72-…

Ep.71 Do double checks improve safety? In Today's episode, we discuss whether mandatory double-check policies actually improve safety in the workplace. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep71-…

Ep.70 Is OHS management a profession? Every ten episodes or so, we give ourselves permission to discuss some of our own research. We thought it was about time we discussed another one of David’s papers. Let us know your thoughts. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep70-…

Ep.69 In this episode of SafetyofWork, Drew is out, so we have a special guest, Russell McMullan! Russell is a safety practitioner based in NZ. He joins us to talk about his work & together we wonder if safety & design processes change the design itself. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep69-…

On this episode we answer the question "Are safety cases an impending crisis?". This is the first time we have specifically talked about safety cases which are a cornerstone of the safety management practice of high-hazard industries. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-68…

This week @daveprovan and drew discuss a list of questions that you can ask and answer when you want to constructively engage in a safety debate. What do you think? Would you add or change any of them? the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep67-…

Today, we finish up our three-part series on the book Just Culture. We cover the final three chapters and finally figure out what the full story is with the concept of just culture. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep66-…

This week @daveprovan and Drew Rae continue their review of Sidney Dekker's book Just Culture (3rd Edition). The main discussion involves a detailed review of retributive and restorative Just Cultures and their application within organisations. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep65-…

Today, we start our discussion on culture. Specifically, we ask ‘what is the full story of just culture?’ For the next few weeks, we are going to cover ‘just culture’ and focus mainly on Sidney Dekker’s book of the same name. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-64…

As risk assessment is such a central topic in the world of safety science, we thought we would dedicate another episode to discussing a facet of this subject. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-63…

What are the benefits of job safety analysis? - the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep62-…

Is Swiss cheese helpful for understanding accident causation? Since there are many versions of this same diagram, we thought it best to look back through time and see the evolution of this particular safety model. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep61-…

After our three-part series on the book, Safety I and Safety II, we go back and discuss the role of Safety II. Namely, we ask how Safety II reimagines the role of safety professionals. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep60-…

Today, we conclude our three-part series on Safety I and Safety II. #safety #safetytheory #safetyII the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-59…

Welcome back to part two of our three-part series on Safety I and Safety II by Erik Hollnagel. Today, we continue digging into the full story behind this book, its theories, and the conclusions drawn ... the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep58-…

Today, we begin a three-parter on the full story behind the book Safety I and Safety II: The Past and Future of Safety Management. the-safety-of-work.simplecast.com/episodes/ep57-…