About this episode

Todd Conklin discusses Erik Hollnagel’s book on safety practices, contrasting reductive and inductive approaches to safety.

Todd Conklin reviews Erik Hollnagel’s new book "Incremental Safety Practices" and explains the core idea that safety efforts fall into two approaches: reductive (removing hazards) and inductive (building resilient systems). He urges listeners to view safety as an ongoing capacity managed in everyday work rather than a static goal achieved after eliminating risks.The episode invites organizations to reflect on whether their programs focus on hazard removal, resilience building, or both, and emphasizes paying attention to incremental improvements (or erosions) in safety culture and practice.

Topics covered

• safety practices
• hazard removal
• resilience building
• safety culture
• incremental improvements

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