Optimism bias is the tendency to think that negative events are less likely to happen to oneself than to one's peers. People tend to think hazardous events at work are less likely to happen to themselves compared to others doing the same job, which has important implications for management of safety at work.
This is an attitude most workers seem to have. And why not? No one goes to work, thinking, "I am going to get hurt today." Although it seems somewhat pessimistic, workers should be thinking, "I could get hurt today, so I will take every precaution to prevent it."
The challenge of safety management is to identify the unknown factors and figure out how to control them. This requires open and candid conversation with everyone involved in the incident, both directly and indirectly.
But there is a lot we don't know about safety management and injury prevention, and so "accidents happen." Through careful analysis of the accident we can define the environmental, behavioral and personal factors that need to change to prevent future mishaps. Then we need to empirically and objectively evaluate corrective action plans designed to effect such change.
As a leader in mobile explosion protection, ecom is always on the safe side, ensuring the safety of their partners. We are responsible for protecting people, property and the environment in the most complex and delicate workplaces in the world. We repeatedly set new standards and create new opportunities using German engineering, skills and patents.
Not only Ex-approvals like ATEX Zone 1 / Div. 1 but also dedicated lone worker protection solutions help to steer clear identifications of components in the maintenance or operation of digital work routines, thus making daily work safer.
Always remember, everything could change, all because of a split-second decision.
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