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FEATURE
SEPTEMBER 2014
360
Mike MacSween muses on
operational discipline,
situational awareness and the perils
of blind faith in crosswalks
Operational discipline is about the rigorous Q: Why is it important that we think I compare it to crossing the street. We’re
application of procedure with consistency. of operational discipline as a suite taught at an early age to never jaywalk – to
of behaviours – especially when
However, acute awareness of our always cross at a crosswalk. That’s the
surroundings is essential to dealing with situations change?
safest procedure – the accepted ‘one way.’
change, risk, problems and challenges. Just A: The complex world of Major Projects Why, then, do we see so many injuries and
ask Mike MacSween – the man in charge depends heavily on clear, established deaths among crosswalk users?
of executing Suncor mega-projects.
processes and procedures, but these alone
can’t dictate our response to every It’s because many crosswalk users do not
360 spoke with Mike about operational apply all of the behaviours of operational
situation. Our work is too complex for that.
discipline, why it matters, and how it’s discipline. They adhere to procedure but
being used in Major Projects.
they do it rigidly, without responding to
