Most Accidents From Human Error – Really?

Posted: 28th March 2008

Human error is the cause of most accidents it is generally understood. But it is too simple to say that these human errors imply carelessness or incompetence. Comprehensive studies are concluding that it is people who are at the end of a sequence that leads to an accident. So we must focus, therefore, on preventing accidents by addressing the underlying causal factors from the start of that sequence, and that is where Proteus EnterpriseTM comes in.

As of 6th April 2008, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act places ultimate demand on companies. Why? Because activities that cause death means liability for gross breach of duty of care.

It has been shown that most of the links in an accident chain are under the control of the organization. So it is to controls that we should look to minimise accidents. Safety managers need even more help to prevent human errors. But without the shared accident knowledge and information environment that Proteus EnterpriseTM provides the controls essential to prevention cannot be so effectively applied.

Proteus Enterprise™, developed by the UK company InfoGov Ltd and recognised by Gartner, automates risk and compliance management, and enables controls to be placed on the organisational factors causing accidents, across any type of business line in one web-based tool.

But how do you ensure compliance with accident prevention controls, including risk mitigation in one solution? Our unique approach brings together and links controls, compliance, business impact, risk analysis, documentation and incident management into one total solution. Proteus RiskView™ provides a powerful business intelligence ‘dashboard’ and reporting capability allowing real time visibility of risks at Board level via the web.