#450 – BUILDING BLOCKS OF A SAFETY CULTURE – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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he Safety culture is rightly a preoccupation for health and safety professionals. It’s not a luxury; it’s not even a choice. Every organization has a safety culture, but not all ensure the workforce is adequately protected. The holy grail of a strong safety culture allows those managing an organization’s duty of care to employees the chance to oversee a system in which everyone takes responsibility for their own health and safety and each other’s. Continue reading

#449 – RISK ASSESSMENTS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Risk assessment is a well-developed field which many operators are currently applying to improve their operations and reduce their risk exposure. This paper is intended to provide an overview of the risk assessment for mariners in the Maritime transportation. The risks addressed are primarily those affecting the safety of a vessel, facility, or operation. The concept of risk is defined, and the methods available to assess the risks associated with an operation are described. Continue reading

#448 – EXPLAINING ‘WHAT’ YOUR BUSINESS DOES? – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Business capability modeling (BCM) helps a business understand and showcase its possibilities. These capability models help companies understand and evaluate themselves and, more importantly, connect the strategic “what” a business can do with the more tactical “how” it’s done. Connecting this information to strategic goals allows organizations to identify what kind of groundwork needs to be done to ensure a successful outcome in various organizational change projects. This ranges from procurement of a new system to department restructuring after acquiring or merging with another company. Continue reading

#448 – UNCERTAINTY IS OPPORTUNITY – THE FUTURE IS MALLEABLE – BOB LEONARD

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“If you are proactive, you focus on preparing. If you are reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.” – John C. Maxwell

We live in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world. And our climate crisis guarantees it will remain a VUCA world for decades. Climate touches everything so it has knock on effects in society, technology, economics and politics, and, obviously, on our ecosystem.

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#447 – STRESS: INVISIBLE EPIDEMIC @ WORK – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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The detrimental effects of stress often get downplayed and when it comes to workplace stress, this is especially true. People expect that work is supposed to be stressful and that if you are not stressed, you are not taking it seriously. However, this does not have to be the case. If you feel like a job is taking a strain on other aspects of your life, don’t hesitate to act. Continue reading