The Ten Basic Principles of Safety, #1
by Bob Lapidus, CSP, CSMS
In Memoriam: Dan Petersen (1931-2007)
My mentor, Dan Petersen, was one of the prime guru's in the field of safety management from the 1960s into the early 21st century. He was a prolific writer taking ideas from many fields and incorporating them into safety. His books are still read today.
In Dan's text, Safety Management: A Human Approach, the first edition first published in 1975, he presented ten basic principles of safety that should be the foundation of all safety programs, the problem-solving structure (paradigm) from which all safety programs build upon. Nevertheless, very few organizations' safety programs are created using these important fundamentals.
May I suggest that you review these ten basic principles and seek to incorporate them into your organization's safety program. Take it one step at a time. Sell management on how they can enhance what you already have in place. Let us review the first principle:
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