Safety

Tag: Safety

March 27, 2020
What Helmuth von Moltke the Elder taught me about being a parent and a leader during the Coronavirus

What Helmuth von Moltke the Elder taught me about being a parent and a leader during the Coronavirus

The Coronavirus has welcomed me to some new situations I wasn’t expecting. Not only am I called on to be a homeschooler to my 14 and 9 year old sons for an unknown amount of time, I am also having to work remotely providing some continuity of support to my clients and address the changing business dynamics inside of the company I work for.
March 24, 2020

Scaffold or Gallows ?

Recently a worker fell from a 4.8-meter-high scaffold located just outside a process plant. He and two colleagues equipped with harnesses and prepped with a Tool […]
March 12, 2020
Part I: Safety Cardinal Rules for Line Managers, Not Just Workers

Part I: Cardinal Rules of Safety for Line Managers, Not Just Craft Workers

Life-Saving Rules” and so on for their craft workers. These titles have been created to signal their imperative. They also form the basis for “just cause”: […]
February 20, 2019

Safety Leadership isn’t what you know; it’s what you make happen

Too many managers, especially those working in safety complain of being trapped in meeting rooms or behind a desk. When faced with real-world concerns, they communicate […]
December 21, 2018
Could This End Wars?

Could This End Wars?

When I was first exposed to the concepts behind our methodology here at JMJ, I thought to myself, “Wow, I think, maybe, this kind of approach […]
December 18, 2018
Distractions: Our Biggest Obstacle

Distractions: Our Biggest Obstacle to Safety Culture

On the golf course yesterday, I gave some thought to what may be the single biggest obstacle with our work at JMJ, and even more so […]
December 5, 2018
Transforming Safety Cultures in Organizations with Global Reach

Transforming Corporate Safety Cultures in Organizations with Global Reach

An organizational Transformation is no small task, with the seemingly impossible demand to reach hundreds, thousands, or even hundred thousands of people sometimes on every continent […]
November 11, 2018

Four Opportunities Available by Implementing an Incident and Injury-Free Safety Approach During Front End Engineering Design phase of a Major Capital Project

JMJ’s Managing consultant Andy Mais talks about the value of bringing the commitment to Incident and Injury-Free™ (IIF™) safety into the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase […]
August 24, 2017
The Grenfell Tower Tragedy: Learning From Major Accidents Can Lead to Lasting Systemic Change

The Grenfell Tower Tragedy: Learning From Major Accidents can Lead to Lasting Systemic Change

One of our most experienced consultants (Gill Kernick) was deeply affected by the recent fire in the tower block in London. She works collaboratively to build […]