Tag Archives: process-safety

Inherited Risk Ecosystem: How Upstream Decisions Shape Human Error at the Point of Work

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Chet Brandon

By Chet Brandon, CSP, CHMM The Risk Was Already There After a serious workplace event, organizations often move quickly to the final action. A worker reached into a pinch point. A mechanic cleared a jam under pressure. An operator opened … Continue reading →

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From Ambiguity to Action: Turning Weak Signals into Strategic Safety Gains

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Chet Brandon

As I stood reviewing yet another incident report, I found myself asking a question that’s become uncomfortably familiar: What could we have done differently—not after the fact, but before it happened? In high-risk, complex operations, it’s all too clear that … Continue reading →

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