Safe system of work or hazarous by design?

admin — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:30:00 +0000

A key principle in the management of health and safety is to reduce risk. So far as air traffic control goes one would think that this would involve, among other things, keeping planes as far away from one another as possible

Last week saw a bit of whistle blowing that, if true, would suggest that the aim at London Heathrow is quite the opposite. That is, the airport is so busy that the aim is actually to land planes as close together as is legally possible. So far this has been without significant consequence, but our whistle blower suggests that this is only a matter of time

Catch the full story here and make your own mind up

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Safe system of work or hazarous by design?

More near misses (or near hits, take your pick)

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:24:18 +0000

We’ve done all the hard work hunting these down. All you have to do is marvel at the impossible combinations of luck and stupidity. Show them at your next tool box talk, maybe the importance of reporting near misses will eventually sink in…

1. A train, a van and a level crossing

2. Mid air close call

3. Dress appropriately … white trousers, hmmm

4. Near miss by process design (this is a disgrace to mankind)

5. Sometimes people get all they deserve. But did it make the accident book?

6. The relationship between technical competence and safety

7. Secure your load properly (notice the dog stops barking, but calm down, we think he probably just took fright and ran off. Like the operator)

8. The importance of safe working load, safe working radius

9. A dangerous occurrence at Harland & Wolf, so it is (cover your ears for this one)

10. A great narrated near miss incident

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More near misses (or near hits, take your pick)

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Safe system of work or hazarous by design?

More near misses (or near hits, take your pick)