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High risk sites 'should have early warning systems'

15 February 2011

Implementing early warning systems could help boost workplace safety, especially in high-risk environments.

This is one finding of a new report produced in part by the Energy Institute (EI) and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which has outlined procedures that could be adopted by firms wanting to make their safety measures more stringent.

It includes methods for designing and implementing ways of examining human factors and their affect on safety.

Chairman of the EI's human and organizational factors committee Graham Reeves said the report should be read by "major accident hazard site operators [that] are seeking to demonstrate continuous improvement in the management of the human element of risk".

Rob Miles of HSE added the body is putting an emphasis on the importance of safety leaders when carrying out inspections at offshore facilities.

A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology revealed hands-on training is likely to improve safety for those in highly hazardous roles.

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