6/15/2023 0 Comments Accident risk probability![]() The term "low-probability" actually covers a set of risks that could produce accidents one time in one hundred or one time in several thousand occurrences. Low-Probability Risks Are Difficult to Identify A large population taking such risks will experience an accident rate proportional to this once-every-five-year ratio. If the worker takes this risk once per day and works 200 days per year, he or she takes this risk about a thousand times in a five-year period. What if a worker is doing the job the way he or she always does it and that job involves a behavior or condition which has a one-in-a-thousand risk factor. Certain behaviors in the workplace may appear to be "safe" when, in fact, they actually have a low-probability of being "at-risk". The answer lies in the laws of probability. How can a good, long-term employee with good common sense and experience work accident-free for several years and then get hurt? The Compass, ASSE Management Practice Specialty Newsletter - June 2003ĭespite the great successes at reducing accidents in the workplace, how is it that seemingly "random" accidents still occur, with no apparent cause? When investigated, the worker involved in the accident answers that they were just doing their job the way they have always done it. Book - STEPS to Safety Culture Excellence.Value Creation From Within Your Organization Book - COACH: A Safety Leadership Fable. ![]()
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