This week I've been talking about language in our communication around workplace safety. It was triggered by a recent post which quoted a union body and was using strong language, which I likened to fighting or battle language. It spoke about battles, fights, standing united and similar things. Don't get me wrong. As workplace incident investigators we see the results of fatalities, significant incidents, high potentials, and near-miss events. Some are scary. Some leave you s

I'm gonna make this one short, sharp and sweet. Paperwork. An absolute necessity in most industries and workplaces, not only due to the nature of the work but also legislative requirements and similar. But it's time to put paperwork under the microscope. When was the last time you took a magnifying glass to your processes and procedures and confirmed a few things, such a: Does the paperwork reflect work-as done or work-as-imagined? When was the last time the paperwork was eit

This week I've been discussing the Four Horsemen of Investigations and the role they play in undermining our investigation efforts. A couple of videos at- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/icam-investigation_icam-safetywise-icamtraining-activity-6639985307829792768-6t9r And also- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/icam-investigation_icam-safetywise-icamtraining-activity-6640692648623603713-IQOA So who and what are the Four Horseman of Investigations, and why should we be aware of th

This week I've been talking about the sheer amount of paperwork that is being generated in the safety industry. I did two videos on the topic- check them out at: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/icam-investigation_icam-safetywise-icamtraining-activity-6637482263800057856-xZkj And also- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/icam-investigation_icam-safetywise-icamtraining-activity-6638159181167845376-POjl Whilst we know that paperwork is needed in many instances, how much is really need