'Human error' no excuse for workplace accidents

'Human error' no excuse for workplace accidents
WorkSafe and the courts are getting tougher on workplace accidents, says Joe Edwards. (Image: Supplied)
Pattrick Smellie
Businesses that investigate workplace accidents and simply conclude there was “human error” involved are doing it wrong, says the chair of the Mining Extractive Health & Safety Council – MinEx – Joe Edwards.“If you investigate an incident and start by reviewing the injured person you will always see a human error was the final cause of the incident.“Concluding investigations at that point will deliver limited or nil improvement in safety.”Moreover, Edwards believes a spate of workplace deaths l...

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