‘Complacency’: self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers of deficiencies (Merriam Webster dictionary). When applied to safety in the workplace, it’s probably more relevant to define it as the workers numbed perception of risk through habit and after a long period free from incidents. Complacency ultimately causes workers to lower their guard and cut corners affecting their safety and that of their peers. There are two key characteristics that I believe … [Read more...] about Complacency: how to address it
Fire Alarm at International Airport
I had to go to a conference in Sao Paulo last year in October, and I flew via one of the largest international hubs in the world. Allow me not to say the name, but you know, that really big one ;-)... During the four-hour stopover at the airport the fire alarm was triggered in the international transit zone. This is what happened: At approximately 10pm local time, the PA system went off buzzing and a recorded message started to play. It went something like ‘Attention, attention. … [Read more...] about Fire Alarm at International Airport