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Serious incidents and fatalities (SIFs) aren’t just another category of workplace incidents. They’re the ones that matter most. For example, both a paper cut and a near miss involving a forklift may be logged as an “incident,” but only one could be fatal. Given this reality, even if your workplace hasn’t had a near miss or SIF recently, your organization could still be at high risk for a tragedy.
Here’s the good news: Every SIF is preventable. That’s why companies with the most advanced safety programs are changing how they approach risk to prioritize SIF prevention.
Potential SIFs, or pSIFs, are near misses or lower-severity incidents that could have resulted in a SIF if one or two factors were different. They help organizations:
● Expose where critical safeguards and controls are weak or missing
● Show how a critical safeguard can prevent the worst outcome
● Provide the opportunity to learn and improve safety efforts
The NSC SIF Prevention model was created to be a free, adaptable tool than can fit existing safety systems or be used by organizations who are just getting started. The guidebook and tools leverage the Plan, Do, Check, Act framework to assess risk and prevent future incidents.
2. Conduct initial hazard identification and determine the risk
3. Implement additional defenses/controls where needed
4. Verify that defenses/controls are sufficient and working properly
5. Monitor defenses and controls over time
Leading companies are using this model to expand performance targets, clearly identify and reduce the highest risks, and engage employees at all levels. Your organization can too. Learn about SIFs and why they matter, which metrics to use, terms and definitions and much more.
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