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Overview
Occupational safety was built to protect workers. Somewhere along the way, it became a business. In The Old Hacker Who Cracked the Safety Code, a veteran safety professional examines modern workplace safety through the lens of systems thinking-revealing how well-intentioned regulations, insurance structures, metrics, and third-party compliance programs often produce unintended and sometimes harmful outcomes. Drawing on real-world experience across fleet management, skilled trades, OSHA compliance, workers' compensation, and contractor oversight, this book exposes:
- Why self-reported safety metrics are deeply flawed
- How insurance and compliance incentives distort injury reporting
- The hidden costs of zero-incident cultures
- Why frontline workers often suffer under "successful" safety programs
- How systems designed to reduce risk sometimes amplify it
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798285826989
- ISBN-10: 9798285826989
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: May 2025
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.26 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.38 pounds
- Page Count: 122
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