Key Elements of a Permit to Work Form Most Permit to Work failures are not training failures. They are system failures, often identified in audits and known about long before an incident. This was the […]
There’s a pattern playing out across safety social media. Someone posts a punchy line. “Paper won’t save you.”“Procedures don’t prevent incidents.”“Compliance isn’t safety.” It sounds tough. It sounds practical. It sounds like someone cutting through […]
This article examines whether psychological safety is an evidence-based control or a descriptive label. It addresses whether the concept prevents retaliation, how it compares to legal duties under UK health and safety law, and why […]
Over the past decade, the language of complexity has become increasingly common in occupational safety and health. Terms like emergence, drift, non-linearity, and work as done now appear in conference keynotes, consultancy offerings, and professional […]
Most health and safety policies share a common defect: they cannot be audited. They contain worthy statements about commitment and responsibility, but nothing that can be objectively tested against reality. This isn’t an oversight – […]
Every workplace injury happens at what I call the “sharp end” the moment when a worker’s hands meet the task, when energy sources are present, when a single error can mean the difference between going […]
