20 common OSHA citations and how to avoid them
At its core, the success of the manpower-strapped Occupational Safety and Health Administration is measured by one overriding calculus: the number of citations issued...
Toolbox Talks: Safety is a byproduct
Ask yourself this question: If my company was thinking about adopting a Human Performance process to reduce the frequency and severity of human error,...
Toolbox Talks: Curse of knowledge, blind spots and other cognitive biases that impact safety
Welcome to the final part of our cognitive bias trilogy, "Cognitive Bias isn’t a thing; it’s a ton of things."
Previously we discussed a hospital...
Meeting industry safety goals requires a psychological safety net
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the up-and-coming generation of millennials might hold the key to an accident-free work environment in the industrial space. Their desire...
Toolbox Talks: Cognitive bias isn’t a thing; it’s a ton of things (Part 2)
Welcome back, or welcome if you’re just now jumping in. If you are new, or have slept since the last article, here is quick...
Toolbox Talks: Cognitive Bias isn’t a thing; it’s a ton of things (Part 1)
Not to pick on hospitals, but these things from that industry just keep popping up in the news. Last week the results of a...
Toolbox Talks: Error defenses are everywhere
Marty, a member of the Knowledge Vine team, and his wife Michelle have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first child: a little...
Toolbox Talks: Human error in the news
People magazine published an interesting article about “human error” this past weekend.
You can read about it here but this is the Cliff Notes version:...
Toolbox Talks: Procedures are a tool like a knife
If you’re reading this, then the title was just weird enough to pique your interest. "Procedures are like a knife? What kind of nonsense...
Toolbox Talks: Is it human performance or behavior-based safety that gets you Pro-Bowl players?
This article is part four in a series. If you want to check out the previous installments, you can find them here: Part 1...
