Hi, I’m Ben Hutchinson and thanks for visiting my site. This is a collection of research summaries posted to LinkedIn.
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A comprehensive systematic review of safety leading indicators in construction [full PDF]
This systematic review of construction safety indicator research may interest you. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Safe_As_Pod Extracts: · “there is a lack of consensus regarding the fundamental aspects of leading indicators, including their definitions, effectiveness, and implementation” · “Due to the complexity of injury causation factors, it becomes…
Safe As: Are Learning Teams a better way to learn and improve?
How do Learning Teams compare to ‘traditional’ investigations? Is there a difference in the types or quality of findings, on the involvement of stakeholders, and whether systems-level factors are addressed?
Construction fatality precursors – what are they, and are our investigations fixing these factors?
What precursor factors lead to occupational fatalities? And are our investigations effectively fixing these factors? Leslie Rex Stockel, PhD, CSP, SMP, FASSP’s PhD dissertation provides insights. Check out the latest audio Spotify ep on Safe as: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/XBBINJfR0Zb Ref: Stockel, L. R. (2023). What Causes Accidents at Work? Workplace Serious Incident & Fatality Investigations: A Study…
Risk is “inherently subjective” and “does not exist ‘out there,’ independent of our minds and cultures” – Slovic
What is “risk”? Is it the rational “objective function of probability”, or an inherently subjective, human construct? Slovic (Risk Game, 2011, J Cont Water Research) forwards that: “risk is inherently subjective … In this view, risk does not exist “out there,” independent of our minds and cultures, waiting to be measured” — and — “Instead,…
Under the mathematical bonnet of Large Language Models – 2 min video
Interesting 2-min dive under the mathematical bonnet of LLMs And the full length video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZofJX0v4M Worth your time if you’re interested in this stuff.
Boeing 737 Max 8 and the dangers of ‘invisible’ automated systems
What are the risks of automated systems that are so well-integrated, that they’re effectively invisible to the users? This video breaks down the difference between seeing-through vs seeing-into automation, and the role in the disastrous Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes.
Bowtie Analysis as a prospective risk assessment technique in primary healthcare
How can bowties be used in healthcare? This article unpacks the basics of bowtie analyses – if you’re interested in exploring them, then it’s a good primer even if you’re not from healthcare. [NB. Full PDF shared under open access licence.] PS. Check out my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Safe_As_Pod Extracts: · “For each hazard identified, it…
Four shark attacks in 48 hours… coincidence? Maybe not
Four shark attacks in NSW in 48 hours…is this a coincidence? Maybe not. A colleague raised an interesting question about the recent shark attacks. And knowing nothing about sharks, except that they tend to hang out in bodies of water, prompted me to check some studies. (NB. I didn’t do a probability analysis – but…
Thinking fast and slow: “System 1 continuously generates suggestions for System 2: impressions, intuitions, intentions, and feelings.”
“System 1 continuously generates suggestions for System 2: impressions, intuitions, intentions, and feelings.” — and — “If endorsed by System 2, impressions and intuitions turn into beliefs, and impulses turn into voluntary actions.” Found these interesting statements from Kahneman about the relationship between Type 1 and Type 2 processing ‘agents’ in the brain (which he…
Can Chatbots Provide Genuine Social Connection?
Millions of people use chatbots for social companionship – so how well do they perform compared to people? Specifically, how well do they perform versus supportive vs unsupportive people?
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