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First, Nobody Gets HurtThe Field Guide

Fillable PDF availablePrint forthcoming · January 19, 2027 · Coil availability pending

Thirty-six worksheets, one instrument to a page, with Kessling’s version filled in beside every blank: the first page and its three numbers, the harm Pareto and the SIF screen, the hazard hunt, the controls ladder, the near-miss card, the leader floor walk, the 24-hour report and the root cause, and the board page. The 134-page PDF has 1,893 fillable fields.

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First, Nobody Gets Hurt keeps the narrative and the method. The Field Guide holds the working paper: the instruments, worksheets and exercises, ready to fill in for your own business.

Letter-size and built to be written in: a fillable PDF, plus paperback and coil-bound print editions.

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  • Paperback, letterRetail list: US $29.99 · CA $39.99Print forthcoming · January 19, 2027ISBN 9798908161053
  • Fillable PDFDirect download: US $10 · Retail list: CA $26.99Available digitally · October 27, 2026ISBN 9798908161077
  • Coil-bound, letterRetail list: US $39.99 · CA $52.99Availability pendingISBN 9798908161060

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