Using Multiple Safety Theories to Implement Critical Risk Management

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Josh Bryant, a General Manager of People, Risk and Sustainability who’s worked in the mining industry for over 20 years and implemented an award-winning critical risk management system.

Josh has always been open to different workplace safety frameworks and uses scientific reasoning to decide which elements to adopt or reject. He’s not tied to any particular theory, and gives HSE professionals a great overview of his journey of exploration, combining different approaches to safety management.

There are a lot of safety theories, frameworks and ideas, and it can be confusing for EHS professionals looking to implement the best solutions for their organization. Josh demystifies Safety-I, Safety-II, Safety Differently and Human and Organisational Performance (HOP). He explains how these approaches can be combined and tells us why he came to focus on critical risk management.

Josh maintains that flexibility and curiosity are crucial qualities for HSE professionals who should always practice humble inquiry regardless of your approach to workplace safety.

Josh Bryant on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshbryant1

Books recommended by Josh:

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' by Sidney Dekker:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Field-Guide-Understanding-Human-Error/dp/1472439058

Workplace Fatalities by Todd Conklin:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Workplace-Fatalities-Discussion-Fatality-Reduction/dp/1546979654

Bob's Guide to Operational Learning by  Bob Edwards and Andrea Baker:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bobs-Guide-Operational-Learning-Organizational/dp/B08QRYT5QN

Podcasts recommended by Josh:

PreAccident Investigation:

https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com/

The Safety of Work:

https://safetyofwork.com/

Rebranding Safety:

https://podcasts.bcast.fm/rebranding-safety

Safety on Tap

https://www.safetyontap.com/episodes/

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