Research themes

More and more resources are being allocated to safety training.

However, despite all of the efforts that have been made in the field of training in the broadest sense, there is little tangible evidence of real results in terms of safety. 

Industrial safety is subject to processes of negotiation and compromise that can take place beyond institutional frameworks.

More informal negotiations and tacit agreements exist in different contexts outside the regulatory framework (local meetings, informal discussions, etc.).

People involved in the management of high-risk activities are confronted with various uncertainties: the hazards associated with industrial activities, the impact of organizational changes at operators’ or supervisory authorities’ sites, etc.

Different strategies need to be put in place to manage these uncertainties.
 

Safety goals cannot be separated from other requirements, such as lowering costs, innovation and meeting stakeholder expectations.  

How can we reconcile these different goals?

Safety seeks to ensure that no unacceptable damage occurs.

The capacity of organizations to make sense of their environment, detect new threats, and adopt new technical, human and organizational measures, are all factors contributing to risk management.

Experience feedback is an essential industrial risk management process. Its aim is to improve safety by learning lessons from events, incidents and accidents.

The relationship between experience feedback and other safety management activities needs to be carefully thought through. Its long-term performance is closely linked to the organization’s safety culture.