Do you see what I see? The skill of hazard recognition

How often have you heard after an incident, and your initial reaction was, ‘What an idiot, what were they thinking?’.

All too often we make a false assumption, that is we assume that something will happen or should have happened based on what we accept as ‘true’ often without any real proof or evidence.

Hazard recognition is a capability that is often assumed to be present based on a person’s experience or position within a company.

For example, we assume that because someone has been promoted into a supervisory role that they ‘should’ be experts at hazard identification and risk management.

Wrong! Experience or title is not sufficient.

A study of an underground mining company published back in 2013 found that workgroups with long serving and some in supervisory positions only identified an average of 46% of hazards presented to them in a workshop situation.

So, if we can’t identify the hazards then we don’t even move onto assessing the risk and putting controls in place.

In this interactive workshop, Principal Safety Consultant Alan Stevenson will guide participants through the fundamentals of hazard identification. He’ll explore how our biases can impact our ability to ‘see the risk’ and share strategies to build and strengthen your hazard identification skills.

· The fundamentals of hazard identification.

· Biases and the impact on our ability to ‘see the risk’.

· Strategies to build our hazard identification muscle and keep it strong.

· The role of situational awareness in hazard identification

About Alan Stevenson, Principal Consultant:

With over 40 years of experience Alan is a results-oriented, skilled QHSE professional with a solid project management background, experience working in more than a dozen different countries and expertise in developing and implementing world-class QHSE management systems.

He is people driven and thrives on teaching and seeing others learn and thrive. Working with people to be the best version of themselves is what he enjoys, and if he can contribute to help someone on that journey then it’s an amazing privilege that he never fails to appreciate.

Event Details:

Date: June 5

Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM AWST

Platform: Zoom

Cost: Free

Host or Publisher Barclayss®