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    On-demand Webinar

    Are Incidents Inevitable? The 3 Root Causes and How to Prevent Them

     

In this webinar, Steve Polich, cofounder of Safety Reports and an experienced loss control consultant, explores the root causes of workplace incidents and shares practical best practices for prevention. Drawing on years of experience and key theories, Steve highlights the role of human factors like ignorance, being rushed, and complacency, which often lead to unsafe acts and job site conditions.


Key Timestamps

  • [1:18] - Defining incidents
  • [4:15] - Identifying causal factors
  • [6:37] - Understanding ignorance in safety training
  • [12:40] - The impact of being rushed
  • [17:07] - Understanding complacency in the workplace
  • [25:34] -Exploring accident causation theories
  • [32:25] - 10 best practices
  • [44:57] - Q&A

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Memorable Quotes

  • "If the learner hasn't learned, the trainer hasn't taught."
  • "Being rushed often leads to cutting corners and skipping safety precautions. Expediency is human nature, but it's a dangerous gamble."
  • "Complacency happens when nothing bad occurs after repeated unsafe acts - but sooner or later, the odds will catch up to you."
  • "For every critical incident, tens of thousands of unsafe acts or conditions occur, Investigating near misses helps us be proactive, not just reactive."

Want to learn how you can proactively approach safety? Check out Safety Reports today.

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