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Villains, Victims, and Heroes in Process Safety

Process Safety, Process Safety Management, Workplace Safety

Villains, Victims, and Heroes in Process Safety

“You’re a hero one day, you’re a villain another day.” — Vincent Tan Every good story is a story of conflict. It has a villain. It has a victim. And in the best stories, it has a hero. The story of a process incident or scenario is no different. It has villains—causes. It has victims—receptors, [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2020-02-06T16:15:35-06:00February 6th, 2020|Process Safety, Process Safety Management, Workplace Safety|Comments Off

Changing the Bet: The Safety Experience

Training, Workplace Safety

Changing the Bet: The Safety Experience

“When you gamble with safety, you bet your life.” Slogan on an industrial entrance mat The biggest obstacle to getting people to heed safety training is that unsafe behavior does not result in certain death. The problem with a safety slogan like, “When you gamble with safety, you bet your life,” is that most people, [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2019-10-03T14:19:21-05:00October 3rd, 2019|Training, Workplace Safety|Comments Off