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Safety By Design

With insights drawn from her global consulting experience, Pam provides actionable strategies to design systems that protect both employees and organizations.

Find the ‘Safety By Design’ article series on this website and in Incident Prevention Magazine!

The Safety By Design Podcast series is available here.

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Safety By Design: Human and Organizational Performance

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The first three articles in this six-part series addressed the critical nature and value of an organizational safety management system (SMS) that engages all employees and effectively mitigates risks through a developed plan for continuous improvement. This article focuses on human and organizational performance (HOP), an operational philosophy that utility organizations must incorporate into their […]
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Safety By Design: Safety Management System Planning

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In the first two parts of this six-part series, I discussed the importance of creating and implementing a safety management system (SMS) that actively involves all employees. This part will focus on (1) identifying and prioritizing an organization’s safety needs based on specific hazards and risks and (2) developing a plan with clear objectives and […]
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Safety By Design: Leadership and Employee Involvement

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By empowering workers to be actively involved in safety system management, employers can tap into their unique perspectives to better identify and tackle risks. In the first part of this six-part series, I discussed the reasons why it’s important for utility organizations to develop safety systems that align their safety initiatives. This article will address […]
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Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives

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Employers can more effectively protect employees by using a planned process to develop their safety initiatives. Let’s kick off this new series by considering a simple question: Why do we need safety? Here’s my answer: Safety is a must because hazards and threats exist in our work environments that could cause harm to both our […]
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