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Using Multiple Safety Theories to Implement Critical Risk Management

Aug 22, 2022

Josh Bryant, a General Manager, discusses implementing critical risk management systems in the mining industry. He explores Safety-I, Safety-II, Safety Differently, and HOP frameworks. Emphasizes flexibility, curiosity, and humble inquiry in workplace safety. Talks about promoting transparency, soft skills, and continuous learning in safety management.

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Quick takeaways

Embracing Safety Differently shifts focus from fixing workers to understanding and improving working conditions.

Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) framework encourages proactive work improvement and learning from incidents.

Deep dives

Transition from Fixing Workers to Embracing Safety Differently

Josh Bryant, the general manager of People, Risk, and Sustainability for Mitchell's Services Australian Drilling Operations, describes his journey from a mindset of fixing workers to embracing Safety Differently. Initially, safety was about campaign and bulletproofing procedures for Josh. However, a paradigm shift occurred when he encountered Safety Differently, a belief that people are a solution to harness, not a problem to control. This new framework emphasized understanding the workers' situations and enhancing the working environment, leading to a departure from traditional behavioral-based programs.

Introduction

2min

Evolution of Safety Practices in Business

17min

Fostering a Culture of Critical Risk Management and Trust in Safety

15min

Promoting Transparency and Soft Skills in Safety Management

3min

Embracing New Ideas and Resources for Critical Risk Management in Safety Field

4min

Exploring New Safety Concepts Through Podcasts and Webinars

2min

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Josh Bryant, a General Manager of People, Risk and Sustainability who’s worked in the mining industry for over 20 years and implemented an award-winning critical risk management system.

Josh has always been open to different workplace safety frameworks and uses scientific reasoning to decide which elements to adopt or reject. He’s not tied to any particular theory, and gives HSE professionals a great overview of his journey of exploration, combining different approaches to safety management.

There are a lot of safety theories, frameworks and ideas, and it can be confusing for EHS professionals looking to implement the best solutions for their organization. Josh demystifies Safety-I, Safety-II, Safety Differently and Human and Organisational Performance (HOP). He explains how these approaches can be combined and tells us why he came to focus on critical risk management.

Josh maintains that flexibility and curiosity are crucial qualities for HSE professionals who should always practice humble inquiry regardless of your approach to workplace safety.

Josh Bryant on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshbryant1

Books recommended by Josh:

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' by Sidney Dekker:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Field-Guide-Understanding-Human-Error/dp/1472439058

Workplace Fatalities by Todd Conklin:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Workplace-Fatalities-Discussion-Fatality-Reduction/dp/1546979654

Bob's Guide to Operational Learning by Bob Edwards and Andrea Baker:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bobs-Guide-Operational-Learning-Organizational/dp/B08QRYT5QN

Podcasts recommended by Josh:

PreAccident Investigation:

https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com/