Oppressive rules and regulations that have been the standard way of doing things, inhibit creative thinking which incapacitates our ability, as humans, to invent new things. Regimented standard procedures that the health and safety professions have adopted as the only approach can end up harming more than helping by stamping out innovation completely.
Some industries are far ahead of others in their innovative approaches and their ability to think outside the box. Companies that embrace change are the companies that grow and become closer to reaching their full potential. People resist change because it makes them too uncomfortable to deviate from their established way of doing things. This way of thinking only hurts innovation and progression. Overall the general way of thinking is "if it isn't broken then don't fix it". This can lead to oversight of major problems due to the resistance to changing the way we think.
Our society is set up to investigate what people have done wrong and prove them liable for causing accidents, instead of looking at the innovative side of things. Perhaps the individual was trying to implement a change for the better, or introducing a new procedure. These factors are overlooked when investigating accidents.
Organizational hazards are created when people can't take a step back from the situation and look at all sides and see potential for improving upon their methods. Risk is looked at as an instigator of trouble and companies try to regulate and control the risk. Progression and growth isn't possible without some risk involved. Looking at risk as if it is the enemy will only slow the growth of the company.
The internet and media are full of accounts of people who have been scrutinized for abandoning the beaten path and accused of cutting corners at the expense of others in order to get their job done, or get paid. The media loves to make examples of these people and turn them into the bad guys while health and safety officials are the good guys. The truth is that everyone is human and capable of making mistakes.
These examples should be looked upon in a different light, where innovative ideas were being implemented in order to improve the old standard ways of doing things instead of safety violations because it is the birth of an idea.
Innovation that is rushed can be just as dangerous because mistakes are easily made with new approaches. When an idea isn't thought all the way through before implementing it, things can go seriously wrong.
We should be careful to judge other people's ingenuity as careless mistakes. However, environmental procedures were developed for a reason and still should be followed. Labelling people, who violate the norm, as reckless isn't the answer to the problem though.
Some industries are far ahead of others in their innovative approaches and their ability to think outside the box. Companies that embrace change are the companies that grow and become closer to reaching their full potential. People resist change because it makes them too uncomfortable to deviate from their established way of doing things. This way of thinking only hurts innovation and progression. Overall the general way of thinking is "if it isn't broken then don't fix it". This can lead to oversight of major problems due to the resistance to changing the way we think.
Our society is set up to investigate what people have done wrong and prove them liable for causing accidents, instead of looking at the innovative side of things. Perhaps the individual was trying to implement a change for the better, or introducing a new procedure. These factors are overlooked when investigating accidents.
Organizational hazards are created when people can't take a step back from the situation and look at all sides and see potential for improving upon their methods. Risk is looked at as an instigator of trouble and companies try to regulate and control the risk. Progression and growth isn't possible without some risk involved. Looking at risk as if it is the enemy will only slow the growth of the company.
The internet and media are full of accounts of people who have been scrutinized for abandoning the beaten path and accused of cutting corners at the expense of others in order to get their job done, or get paid. The media loves to make examples of these people and turn them into the bad guys while health and safety officials are the good guys. The truth is that everyone is human and capable of making mistakes.
These examples should be looked upon in a different light, where innovative ideas were being implemented in order to improve the old standard ways of doing things instead of safety violations because it is the birth of an idea.
Innovation that is rushed can be just as dangerous because mistakes are easily made with new approaches. When an idea isn't thought all the way through before implementing it, things can go seriously wrong.
We should be careful to judge other people's ingenuity as careless mistakes. However, environmental procedures were developed for a reason and still should be followed. Labelling people, who violate the norm, as reckless isn't the answer to the problem though.
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