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Procedural Justice in Safety

From time-to-time, every organization struggles with procedural justice and safety.  And I’ve begun to anticipate such challenges when various safety climate scores indicate such a concern which may be further highlighted through interviews and focus groups.When...

The Jelly Doughnut Principle and Safety

We need metaphors to make our points and principles more memorable.  In safety, I don’t feel we use them nearly enough.  Around 1992, I first used the term “Jelly Doughnut Principle” to make a point about hierarchical influence – top-down – by force and...

Safety’s Not a Value Unless It’s a Value

I already knew part of my answer and you likely do as well.I just took a quick look at the websites of some the largest oil and gas organizations in the world.  These are organizations with high risk EHS profiles.  And at times, they have the most to lose...