Listen "Episode 155: Repeat Issues"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of the "Leading and Learning Through Safety" podcast, hosted by Dr. Mark French, the focus is on systemic and normalizing incidents as part of a safety culture. Dr. French emphasizes the importance of learning from safety incidents to improve organizational practices. He highlights a recent report from the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) regarding a fatal release and fire at the BP Husky Toledo refinery in September 2022. This incident underscores the recurring safety issues within BP, such as failure in liquid overflow prevention, poor abnormal situation management, and alarm flooding. Dr. French criticizes BP for not learning from past incidents and stresses the need for organizations to systematize their learnings to prevent future incidents. He concludes by emphasizing the importance of documenting and addressing risks systematically to improve safety culture.
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