Where are we fundamentally wrong in our efforts to improve safety?


The annual figure that 2.2 m work related deaths, 160 m work related diseases, and 250 m work related absenteeism globally supports that safety still finds no place in main agenda of the business. Almost every organisation has to realise that Health and Safety is a basic aspects of managing an organisation as it impacts on all the functions within the organisation.

There is certain prerequisite before we expect any improvement in safety and that is mind-set of those who can influence organisation for safety. There has to be structured approach (POPEAA) for safety which nowhere is seen in complete existence. The onus of safety improvement left on the shoulders of one or a few safety pros is nothing than giving it a back seat. Sole commitment of Safety pros is something that is keeping the profession alive but is not a sustainable solution to the problem.

If we want to see safety flourish and unlock the menace, we need safety to be approached with newer thoughts that strike balance between four quadrants i.e. Environment, Person, Behavior, and Work-aid.

So fundamentally wrong is our piecemeal approach to safety with randomly chosen safety programs and poorly selected mechanism of review and monitoring of safety performance.

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  1. A must read analysis of poor safety condition in industry.

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