Safety Professionals: May the Force Be With You!
Monday, January 3rd, 2011I came across this interesting post about the Empire's EHS system. The Blog Strikes Back: How Star Wars could have used an EH&S System
Archive for the ‘Human Factors’ Category
I came across this interesting post about the Empire's EHS system. The Blog Strikes Back: How Star Wars could have used an EH&S System
174 Times and then KaBoom
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010You may have read about the 2007 incident at T2 laboratories in Florida - the explosion killed four of the company's 12 employees, injured four other workers and 28 community members. It was the 175th time the T2 personnel were running the reaction to produce methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MCMT), a gasoline additive. What was so ...
Does this explain why Hazards are missed and Risks go unnoticed?
Friday, August 27th, 2010Take a look at the following video and let me know what you think. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo
Decisions and Choices: Blue Pill vs. Red Pill
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep ...
Near-Miss(es)!!!
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010A friend of mine, Dr. Ben Thomas, recently forwarded me a video showing a man escaping incident in matter of seconds. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rapvHU3aoCw Note: The video is probably not real as indicated by comments below it but if it is the person in the video is indeed very very lucky.
Becoming Numb to Risks
Monday, July 27th, 2009In our daily lives we often become immune to risks around us. For example, there are around 40,000 annual fatalities from automobile accidents in the US and yet we do not think twice before getting into their cars. We eat a burger ignoring the risks of heart problems! Why do we ...
Is your Organization Making the Right Decisions?
Sunday, June 14th, 2009We make hundreds of decisions everyday in our lives – for example should I eat fries with my burger? (Photo Courtesy of Amber on Flickr) Eating a few fries this one time will not increase risks of a heart attack. Plus I like the fries from this joint. I’m ready to order!! That ...
