Safe As Podcast

109: High-Energy Hazards & SIF Risk: What the Research Shows (Quickisode)

Are higher-energy hazard interactions more likely to seriously injure or kill people?In this ep, we unpack the empirical link between energy exposure and SIFs - where ove

108: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 2: Resilient Vs Vulnerable Near misses

Can AI help us identify critical safety blind-spots before disaster?Part 2 interview with Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill (Georgetown University, McDonough School of Busin

E107: Skip-Order-Action Framework: Measuring Work-As-Done in the Field (HOP / Safety-II)

Today we unpack a study tracking 1,422 procedural steps across 40 petrochemical operations. Using their Skip-Order-Action (SOA) Framework, they explored how frontline per

E106: Boeing 737 MAX Disaster: When High-Authority Systems Go "Strong, Silent, and Wrong"

What happens when a high-authority automated system operate with an incorrect model of reality?This question is explored via Dekker & Woods’ (2024) article on automated s

E105: Does Fatigue Cause Attentional Blindness? (Quickisode)

Can fatigue cause visual blindness in plant operators and drivers?In this video, I review a 2019 study from Li et al. (Automation in Construction) who used wearable eye-t

E104: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 1: Near Misses & Confusing Luck with Resilience

Do we routinely mistake good luck with systemic resilience – until something blows up? Today I speak with Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill (Georgetown University, McDonoug

E103: Does HOP Actually Work? Real Data From a 5-Year Study (Quickisode)

Does a Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) initiative improve learning and the quality of actions? And what happens when the initiative stops?This quickisode unpacks

E102: Writing Better Safety Procedures Part 2: Rules vs Reality, WAI/WAD, Safety-II & Workarounds

In a 5-year petrochemical study examining over 1,400 work steps, 1/3 were performed differently from what was written in the procedure, but every task was completed succe

E101: From Blame to Restorative Justice: A Just Culture Tool (HOP / Safety-II / New View)

Do traditional approaches unintentionally blame front-line workers instead of fixing broken organisational systems?This Quickisode unpacks how an international energy com

E100: Dr Linda Bellamy Part 2: Fatal vs Minor hazards, SIFs & Barrier Failures

Part 2 discussion with Dr Linda Bellamy on SIFs, fatal accidents, and barrier failures. Resources & Links:Website & Articles: https://safetyinsights.orgSupport the chann

E99: 25 Questions for Better Incident Investigations | Safety-II / HOP

Do your investigations often conclude when you've identified 'human error', or a pesky person not following rules?Do you want to improve the quality and depth of your lea

E98: Writing better procedures part 1: Action verbs, human factors & more

Why are so many procedures technically accurate, but barely workable in practice?In Part 1 of this two part series on procedural systems, we unpack the technical side of

E97: Investigating when 'Nothing' Failed: a Safety-II/HOP debrief tool (Quickisode)

This quickisode races through a Safety-II / HOP inspired debrief tool which can help unearth 'hidden' insights about work that doesn't rely on incidents for learning.Reso

E96: Dr Linda Bellamy Part 1: Fatal vs Minor hazards, SIFs & Barrier Failures

Is there a relationship between fatal and minor hazard exposures? Recent SIF research & movements suggest 'NO' - what kills people aren't the same as what hurts them. Bu

E95: Critical Controls & Barriers - Part 4: What do barrier models leave out? A Safety-II critique

A bowtie or critical control register may be useful tools, but they aren't the work.In Part 4 of this series, I unpack what control / barrier models can leave out: e.g. c

E94: Dr Marcin Nazaruk Part 2: HOP, New View, Learning from Daily Work

Today I interview Dr Marcin Nazaruk, who shares his practical experience and research on learning from normal work / daily work, HOP / New View / Safety-II, to improve le

E93: Critical Controls & Barriers & Safeguard | Part 3: Human Factors & Human Performance

How do we set realistic and effective human performance expectations in our barrier approaches?In part 1 we looked at definitions of controls and barriers, whereas in par

E92: Dr Marcin Nazaruk Part 1: HOP, New View, Learning from Daily Work

Today I interview Dr Marcin Nazaruk, who shares his practical experience and research on learning from normal work / daily work, HOP / New View / Safety-II, to improve le

E91: Critical Controls & Barriers & Safeguards | Part 2: From paper to practice (e.g. bow-ties & more)

How do we translate a paper barrier system into one that's functional and verified as effective?Whereas part 1 looked at key definitions of control, barrier, safeguard, s

E90: Dr Guido Carim Jr Part 2

Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Guido Carim Junior, Associate Professor of Aviation, pilot, researcher, and safety scientist. We pick up the conversation with digital ch