Lack of workable safeguards can lead to preventable tragedies
Two Recent Tragedies Emphasize the Importance of Risk Management
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Category: Risk Management
Is Anyone Doing Anything to Make Things Better?
Lessons from the past point to how we can all create positive change
Why Public Safety Needs to Learn from Tragedies in Other High-Risk Industries
Back then, a ticket book. Today, an iPad.
No New Ways to Get in Trouble: Why Public Safety Needs a Better “Learning Management System”
Sadly, public safety is not great at learning from past mistakes
“I Got to Know”: Curiosity Is Essential for Risk Management
There is a link between curiosity and intelligence
Hidden Cost of Public Safety Policy Maintenance
Lack of attention and effort can lead to huge costs down the road.
Taking on “Bud”: Why Reckless Employees Have No Place in Public Safety
Do you have a “Bud” working for you?
AI in Law Enforcement: Old and New Challenges
The cultural tenets needed to guide our response to this new technology are ones we should already be using
Greed, Fatigue, Complacency and Other “Holes in the Swiss Cheese”
We cannot rely on luck—we must rely on proven systems to prevent tragedies
Employee Retention: Preventing a “Great Resignation” in Your Public Safety Agency
You can’t block the exits, but you can slow the flow of people walking out the door
What Public Safety Professionals Can Learn from Maritime Disasters
Dig beyond the proximate causes, and you’ll likely find similarities
From Carnies to Sunsets and Escalators: Finding the Unifying Threads of Tragedy
Industries outside public safety have a lot to teach us