Rule based safety: Rules, procedures, systems (and continuously adding more) may in fact jeopardize safety: This is because people become “rule obsessed” at the price of alertness and understanding of the real risk they are exposed to. Safety is seen as a burden and an obligation. So people may become less engaged in safety: They also have the false confidence that just respecting rules ensures their safety and are less prepared to face unexpected situations; “Creating safety” is the way out. It triggers the ability to escape from the pitfall of the “what to do” ( procedures, equipment, rules, corrective actions, prevention… ) to “how we do it right”. Rules should not be forgotten, on the contrary, but we must understand that rules by themselves are not enough.
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