accident reporting Articles
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The role of complexity in accident investigation practice
This paper explores accident investigation by using a system theoretical view to study the role of complexity in accident investigation practices within the aviation industry. In recent years, the aviation transport system has become increasingly complex due to increased air traffic, deregulation, globalisation of markets and the introduction of supranational rules and regulations. Furthermore, ...
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Does Your Corporate Injury Reporting Add Value?
One of the oldest metrics used in the EHS field is corporate injury and accident reporting. It is one of the few times when EHS data will often contribute directly to Corporate Annual Reports. But is your reporting system state of the art or a relic from the past? Whatever the number may be, you are either adding value or showing corporate weakness. As part of the Corporate EHS Standards ...
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Human Error Is Not the Real Cause of Accidents
As human beings, we are all prone to making mistakes. But some mistakes can be made inevitable through poor process flow design, poor plant layout, little or no training, ignorance of proper procedures or deliberate “short cutting”, or by assigning a worker to a task for which they are either physically or mentally unsuited. Critical process controls that are unlabeled and clustered ...
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Friday the 13th: A Rational Fear for Business?
Ah, once again, the 13th of the month has fallen on a Friday, making it…dun dun dunnnn…Friday the 13th. This unlucky pairing is going to happen twice in 2017, once in January and again in October. Superstitious Origins The fear of Friday the 13th, unlike many other superstitions, is unsurprisingly rooted in religion, namely Christianity. For starters, it is believed that both the ...
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Feasibility study of a shielding-independent radiation portal monitor system for revealing 241-Am orphan sources in radiometric surveillance of scrap metal
Orphan radioactive sources inadvertently melted in steel plants are a health and economical hazard. Thus, regulation authorities impose strict control measurements to be performed at these plants. However, a recent series of incidents related to the melting of 241Am sources demonstrated the inadequacy of even state of the art systems in revealing this low-energy gamma ray emitter up to activities ...
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The role of distributed cognition in the causation of accidents
The notion that, in many situations, cognition is distributed provides a significantly different perspective for understanding past failures in sociotechnical systems, and for reasoning about future risks. In this study, a set of reports of accidents on offshore installations was analysed in an attempt to discover how the distribution of cognition contributed to accident causation. The ...
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A comparative study of coal mine safety performance indicators in China and the USA
Safety performance indicators are the basis for effective accident statistics, playing a crucial role in accident analysis and prevention. To better understand China's safety performance indicators system, a comparative analysis of the coal mine safety performance indicators used in China and USA is introduced. The number of fatalities, the number of accidents and the fatality rate per million ...
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Incident Management Made Simple
No matter how many safety meetings you hold or how many safety policies your company strives to implement, accidents and injuries are bound to happen eventually. In some cases, these slips, falls and injuries are unpreventable, but incident management software may be able to reduce and even eliminate workplace incidents. Incident Management Software for EHS While an accident occurring in ...
By EHS Insight
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Media reporting and changes in public opinion after Fukushima nuclear accident: Belgium as case study
This study examines the Belgian press coverage related to the Fukushima nuclear accident and investigates the changes in the public opinion related to nuclear energy. Two research methodologies were applied. The first method conducted was a content analysis of two quality newspapers in Belgium, covering the first two months after the accident. The second method was a public opinion survey, based ...
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De Beers - Case Study
De Beers is running their entire Canadian operations, including several remote locations in Northern Canada from their head office in Toronto, Canada. They are using Intelex's fully integrated Environmental, Quality and Health & Safety Management System. Challenge Required a robust management system to maintain ISO 9001, ISO14001 and ISO 17025 certification. Wanted a system to track ...
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Why are we so afraid of nuclear radiation?
The origin of the LNT model of radiation carcinogenesis is outlined. The A-bomb survivor cancer mortality data are shown to not support this model at all. The nature of cancer and the role of the body's natural defence mechanisms are discussed. A simple biological model of the effect of radiation is shown to be more credible and consistent with the observed beneficial health effects at low doses ...
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Cities Safer by Design - Urban Design Recommendations for Healthier Cities, Fewer Traffic Fatalities
Cities Safer by Design is a global reference guide to help cities save lives from traffic fatalities through improved street design and smart urban development. Over 1.2 million people die in traffic crashes globally, mostly pedestrians, and that number is growing every year. This hands-on guide taps examples from cities worldwide and includes 34 different design elements to improve safety and ...
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Mapping the impacts of natural hazards and technological accidents in Europe
Europe is experiencing an increasing number and impact of disasters due to natural hazards and technological accidents caused by a combination of changes in its physical, technological and human/ social systems. This report discusses the occurrence and impacts of disasters and the underlying hazards in Europe for the period 1998–2009. It is an update on and extension of the 2004 EEA report ...
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Real-time tracking of accidental atmospheric releases: LOSTRAC software
The LOSTRAC software is devoted to real-time tracking of accidental atmospheric releases. It allows one to calculate, within a few minutes from the moment when the accident is reported and localised, displacement and diffusion of atmospheric pollution. It also provides short-term evolution forecasting. It should become one of the tools for assisting the authorities in charge of safety operations ...
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Accidents, deaths and health problems at work: data sources of the costs for Europe
Each year, work-related accidents result in long periods of absence from work, and even death. Furthermore, a significant proportion of Europe’s working population suffers from one or more work-related health problems. As a first step towards estimating the Europe-wide costs of work-related health problems, accidents and deaths, EU-OSHA has produced a new report evaluating the quality and ...
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Better Decision Making and Improved Performance
Sector: Distribution Number of Sites: 1 Audits Per Year: 5,000 + The Challenge To Migrate from a Plethora of Disjointed Auditing Formats Tesco’s distribution centre in Donabate, Dublin, Ireland is a 780,000 square foot facility with a handling capacity of 1.5m cases per week. It is currently the world’s eighth largest building. However the facility was relying on several ...
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Linking OII and RMP data: does everyday safety prevent catastrophic loss?
We link the risk management programme (RMP) database of accident histories collected by the US Environmental Protection Agency for the period 1996-2000 under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments and OSHA reported occupational illnesses and injuries (OII) for the same period. We explore various statistical associations between OIIs and RMP-reported accidents. If we think of OIIs as ...
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Can sustainability reporting be used as a predictor of industrial disasters?
Sustainability reporting is a newer type of reporting for businesses world-wide. The reporting is a formalised means of assessing the status of economic, social and environmental factors involved in a business entity. Data included within the reports varies because of the lack of a uniform reporting standard. Even with these conditions, sustainability data can be used to predict the risk of ...
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Can You Avoid Workplace Injuries? What You Need to Know.
Perfection is an admirable goal but an unattainable standard. While you can’t completely eliminate workplace injuries, you can effectively reduce risk by following these safety tips that apply to any business or industry. 1. Maintain a Clean Workplace Cleanliness is more than just a matter of eye appeal. Untidy workplaces can force employees to operate in a constricted space that ...
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Construction Site Safety Inspections – What To Include at the Start of the Project?
There are TWO TIERS of safety inspections regardless of the type of construction project – road, building waterway, hazardous waste clean-up. First Tier – Initial Site Inspection at the Start of the Project. This inspection is more of a Program Audit than a site safety inspection and is best performed at the very start of the site work – even before work if possible!! The ...
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