The Safety of Work Ep. 17 What did Heinrich really say?
Mar 7, 2020
44:04
Tune in to hear Carsten discuss his research into Heinrich’s work.
Topics:
- The impetus behind Carsten’s paper.
- What his paper covered.
- Why Heinrich’s ratio is so important.
- Why capable workers are the most important factor in safety.
- How corporations use Heinrich’s ratio in testing.
- Heinrich’s overall impact and legacy.
Quotes:
“It’s interesting the way you go on to say that he wasn’t actually saying that you have to manage the three-hundred to prevent the one…”
“I think he would have liked to see himself, first and foremost, as a management advisor, because that is the audience for his book…”
“There’s a lot of talk about the Swiss Cheese model being linear...and it isn’t!”
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