Safety Moment - Integration and Competency in Safety Practices

PreAccident Investigation Podcast

In this insightful episode, host Todd Conklin delves into an essential concept underpinning functioning safety practices in organizations. He emphasizes the need for competence in implementing innovative, quality safety measures through a quote that encapsulates the episode's primary message: "You can't have integration without competency."

Throughout the podcast, Conklin engages listeners with his vibrant delivery, reiterating the impossibility of effective integration without the foundational competency within an organization. The discussion takes listeners through the necessity of not just the adoption of new safety ideas but also the critical role of skill and expertise in making them work within an existing infrastructure.

In seeking a way to convey this crucial relationship to the audience, he recounts a moment of realization, when an acquaintance's words ring true: "You can't have integration without competency." He considers this one of the most significant messages he has ever imparted, touching on the core principle of integrating safety, quality, production, operations, and financial measures in a way that strikes at the heart of effective management within any organization.

To conclude the safety moment, Conklin's message resonates with advice on personal progression and interpersonal relations. Listing essential values such as learning, fun, kindness, and safety, he rounds off the episode on a positive, unified note.