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The Essence of Safety.

What The Other Voices Say

Presented by:

Frank Dobson

Dobson Associates


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What The Other Voices Say.

Safety has made quite a lot of

progress over the last 36 + years.

Our workplaces are now much

safer than our homes.

As a matter of fact, we are 8 times

safer at work than at home. (BLS 05)


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There is a lot of confusion andmisunderstanding about defining

Safety.


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This confusion is limiting usfrom achieving the high levels

of Safety Performance expected

in todays Hi-Tech world.


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We all need to establish a uniformdefinition and understanding of

Safety if we are going to Lead and

Manage this function effectively.


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We have the responsibility tocommunicate, more effectively, a

single-minded version of Safety to

all of our workforce.


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Just What Do The Other

Voices Say?????

EXERCISE

Breakout into Teams and solvethis riddle

What Does Safety Mean to Me?

Record your ideas and report back

in 20 minutes.


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Listing of Mind-Sets

We all possess a mental model

or mind-setof what Safety

means to each of us.


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What Is A Mental Model

or Mind-Set?

The human brain builds a model frombits of knowledge, (like putting a

puzzle together), without knowing

what the picture should look like, orhow the pieces fit together.


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or Mind-Set?

The bits of knowledge come frompersonal experiences, imagination,

perceptions, and from some problem

solving strategies we use during

day-to-day operations.


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or Mind-Set?

The picture takes shape as the piecesare added,

but..

It may never be complete.


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Were there any people whosemodels were similar?

If so, how similar were they?


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Were there models that wereextremely far apart?

If so, how far apart?


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What Are Mental Models ?

Variations in peoples perceptionsof Safety.


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Mind-sets formed over time that

have developed into realities.


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Models that were influenced byour cultural and professional

experiences.


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Internal Pictures of our core beliefsof reality.


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Our understanding of where andhow we fit into the world around us.


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How we see our systems working

in our workplaces.


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Limitations to Models

often incomplete version of anevent or observable fact

sometimes flawed due to human

error in basic assumptions


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reliant upon information from

other models or emotions based in

the absence of feedback

not easily understood and open to

loose interpretations


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sometimes based on ambiguous and

contradictive information(Garbage-InGarbage-Out)

based on very little information andover-simplified explanations to a

complex event


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validity of information not tested

(i.e. clinging to old Safety Myths)

representations of what is true,

but not what is false

Break for 10 mins.


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Testing It For Yourself

Exercise

Breakout into Teams again thenwrite (in 25 words or less)

A definition of Safety.

Take 20 minutes then record ideas

and report out.


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Some Common Responses

Preventing accidents and injuries

Freedom from harm or injury

Being safe

Not getting hurt

Its number one

Following procedures


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Some Common Responses

Being aware of your surroundings

It is a state of being

Looking out for each other

Complying with OSHA

Going home the same way you

came to work


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Evaluating Our Responses

How did your mental models or your

mind-sets influence you with thedefinitions you wrote for Safety?

Did you totally capture theessence of Safety that you

expected?


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Have you noticed the wide

variability and uncertainty?

Was this a most difficult task

for you to perform?


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Have we been reciting clichs

without seeking substantiation?

Do we follow published premises

that may not have any foundation?


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OK..So Who Is Right

& Who Is Wrong?

The implication here is not that your

responses are right or wrong.

We are addressing the variability in

the key aspects of the

Essence of Safety.


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Safety Management

EXERCISE

As individuals please writein 25 words or less..

How Do I Manage Safety?

Take 20 minutes then we will discuss.


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What Does It Look Like?

This should be a simple Question!

Why is this exercise so difficult?

Do you really know Safety or

how to manage it?


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Dont Copp-Out

How many of you just wanted to

throw-up your hands and say;

I really dont know Safety or how

to manage it!

Youre the Safety Guy, you tell us!


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Safety Professional Model

How accidents are caused

(Domino sequence of causation)

Heinrichs 1-29-300 premise (alsoknown as the Accident Ratio Study)


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Safety Professional Model

90% of accidents caused by unsafeacts of employees..

10% by unsafe work conditions

Frequency precedes severity


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Safety Professionals

Strive for certainty and wisdom to

continuously improve and to

constantly challenge, refine, and test

the prevailing mental models, and

feedback systems that influence us.


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World Complexities

The natural world, business systems,

accident causation, root cause,

psychosocial factors, and cultural

influences just may be well beyond

our mental capabilities.


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Summary

There is no single-minded model of

what safety is or how to manage it.

This uncertainty is a gap in need of

closure.


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Summary

This uncertainty represents an

opportunity for safety professionals

and organizations to achieve a higher

level of capability and confidence in

the quest to control hazardous

incidents.


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Summary

Safety is..

Not an exact Science


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Please remember..

All Accidents Are

Preventable !


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Thank You

for learning with us today.

Take Care & Stay Safe

www.DobsonAssociates.com

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