1. Upstream Americas Road Transport Trends & Chronic Unease
May 15, 2013
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2. Chronic Unease Video

3. Strengthening HSE Culture3

4. It’s about resetting our tolerance to risk.
Chronic Unease
Chronic Unease is a pre-occupation with failure, it is about resetting our tolerance to risk and understanding that small failures are signs that something needs fixing.
It’s changing:
From thinking: “We haven’t had an incident, we are doing so well...”
To thinking: “We haven’t had an incident, what are we overlooking and what else do we need to do?”
It’s about resetting our tolerance to risk.
A state of Chronic Unease is achieved when leaders at all levels have created a culture where they are made aware of weak signals of potential failure, and make effective and timely challenges and interventions on risk assessments and decision making. 4

5. Chronic Unease (cont’d)
Chronic Unease starts with openness, where we welcome bad news and treat incidents as an opportunity to learn. When out on the site we ask the right questions and pick up on signals of potential failure.
Chronic unease is a key behaviour for safety leaders at every level to predict and prevent incidents.

6. Chronic Unease (cont’d)
What can you do?
Demonstrate your Chronic Unease out in the field – don‘t rely on past successes.
Engage with those doing the work – ask “what could go wrong, how did you assess the risk and what controls are in place to prevent it?”
Welcome bad news – “what do you not want to tell me?” - and react appropriately.
Watch traffic light reporting – challenge the greens and support the reds.
Be on the lookout for weak signals - that people are concerned with the current situation, tune into the rhetorical question, the quizzical look on people’s faces, the vague statement(s) or unsure answers.

7. Commuting – Upstream Americas 2012/2013
44 Incidents (27 in Canada):
20 Wildlife strikes
8 Collisions  2 due to fatigue
9 Road departures
6 Other
Recommendations to minimize the number of commutes:
Mandate staff stay in camps (where available).
Carpool / busses.
Journey Management. 7