They cover topics including incident prevention, the risk the human factor can present, organisational rust, and how Kelvin TOP-SET can help businesses prevent future incidents.
David will also present at Safety & Health Expo on 20th, 21st and 22nd June 2017 from 10.50 – 11.20 each day. His presentations will take place in the Operational Excellence Theatre, which Kelvin TOP-SET are sponsoring and they will explore how effective investigation and root cause analysis can help enhance safety and prevent incidents occurring. Register for your ticket here.
David Ramsay started the company in 1986 and went on to devise the Kelvin TOP-SET Incident Investigation Methodology, including the outline design for the TOP-SET software products.
He has a long history of working in business at senior levels including advisory and consultancy in various industries. He was also, for a short period, a visiting tutor at the University of Glasgow in what is now the Adam Smith Business School. His own educational background is quite extensive and includes attendance on The Cranfield University Air crash Investigation Course.
He has led the development of Kelvin TOP-SET and has worked around the world from Norway to Australia, from Canada to Far East Russia and from South Africa to Brazil conducting courses and leading or facilitating investigations in many industrial sectors, including, railways, oil, nuclear, shipping, and explosives. He played a major part in the investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Interesting discussion. As a professional investigator I have similar issues with clients in their quest for the “root cause”, this term came from the quality field and should not be the focus of an investigation. I liked David’s perspective and explanation and agree wholeheartedly that its about conducting a thorough investigation and being able to verify ones findings.