Pre-Accident Investigations: An Introduction to Organizational Safety

by Todd Conklin

This book is a set of new skills written for the managers that drive safety in their workplace. This is Human Performance theory made simple. If you are starting a new program, revamping an old program, or simply interested in understanding more about safety performance, this guide will be extremely helpful.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 5, 2012

Reviews

[Lorin Hochstein]

There's a lot out there written about the "new view" of human performance and safety, but this is the only book I've encountered that discusses how to introduce this kind of thinking into your organization. Conklin is an engaging writer, and this book has a lot of practical advice. It also does a good job at setting realistic expectations for a would-be organization transformer. Highly recommended.

[Ryan Frantz]

If you've not read any of the material that backs this book (i.e. Dekker's "Field Guide to Understanding Human Error"; Hollnagel's "The ETTO Principle"; many others) this is a good place to dip your toes into Human Factors and organizational safety concepts. If you have read that material, Conklin provides very accessible ideas and recommendations on how to introduce these concepts into your company, along with setting reasonable expectations on how these concepts will gain traction.

[Adam]

I started this book to learn more about HOP principles and found it a great introduction. It's "safe" to say that I'm hooked on the new view now and keen to implement the four things that Todd talks about.

[Nick Hall]

A must for Safety Pros

[Emanuele Gemelli]

A must for any safety professional who deserves to be called as such. This is a foundation book and cannot be read without further digging into other foundation ones.

[Clint]

Safety is my profession. This book is designed to reenergize passion for a field that you must be passionate about to do well.

[Ryan McDow]

Great introduction book into the world of HOP. A must read for safety professionals looking to elevate their program to another level.

[Stephen Carrier]

Really good information for engineers of any background to get a deeper understanding on safety and diagnosing problems.