Where they overlap.
WHAT SAFETY ADDRESSES
Preventing injury and immediate harm.
WHAT WELLBEING ADDRESSES
Whether people remain well over time.
WHY THEY CONNECT
Fatigue, stress and poor conditions cause accidents.
WHAT THAT MEANS
Wellbeing is a safety matter, not separate from it.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
That tired and distressed people are not performing dangerous work.
WHY
Their judgement is impaired and they will not say so.
WHAT TO ASSESS
Whether working arrangements themselves create risk.
WHAT EXAMPLES LOOK LIKE
Shift patterns preventing rest Pace preventing safe working Targets that reward shortcuts Lone working without contact
WHY TARGETS SPECIFICALLY
People take risks to meet targets, and the target is what caused it.
WHAT TO EXAMINE
Whether anything you measure encourages unsafe behaviour.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
That safety is never traded against output.
HOW
By supporting people who stop work on safety grounds.
WHY IT MATTERS
One person penalised for stopping ends it for everyone.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT LONE WORKING
How the person is contacted What happens if they do not respond How help would reach them
WHY
It is where minor incidents become serious.
WHAT TO PROVIDE
A means of raising an alarm, and a check-in arrangement.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT INCIDENTS
That they are reported without blame.
WHY
Blame produces concealment, and concealed incidents repeat.
WHAT TO EXAMINE AFTER ANY INCIDENT
Whether fatigue, pressure or conditions contributed.
