Barrier management
Understanding how barriers work in real operations.
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The Business Case for Complementing SIF Prevention With Learning from Normal Work
Learning from Normal Work strengthens SIF prevention programs by testing whether named critical controls truly function under real working conditions. The SIF community’s own…
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Why Critical Controls Fail When Nothing Appears to Go Wrong
In 83% of mining fatalities recorded in 2024, the critical control that should have prevented the death was already named and listed in the…
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How Learning from Normal Work Applies to Process Safety
At BP Texas City, 15 people died with the relief system specified and the blowdown drum in place. At DuPont La Porte, four workers…
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Your Injury Rate Was Never Going to Tell You This
Safety leading indicators built from injury rates miss the organizational conditions that cause major accidents. The Baker Panel found that BP’s personal injury rates…
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SIF Prevention vs Learning from Normal Work: Why Critical Controls Alone Don’t Close the Gap
The distinction matters because the gap between a verified control and a performable control is where serious events start. Understanding how these two approaches…
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Can AI Predict Your Next Serious Safety Incident? What the Evidence Actually Shows
AI predictive analytics for safety incidents ranks relative risk with fair accuracy but cannot forecast where your next serious event will happen. The best…
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