There’s no use telling people to be more careful, “We might just as well reprimand a light-bulb for going out”. Trevor Kletz with his classic aphorisms about focusing on error and blame when we should instead be improving the design of workplaces and plant. Other extracts from his 1976 article ‘Accident Data – the need… Continue reading “We might just as well reprimand a light-bulb for going out” than tell people to be more careful: Trevor Kletz and his classic aphorisms
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The safety measurement problem revisited
A response from Kjellén to Hopkins’ 2009 article about indicators (link in comments). [See week’s compendium dedicated to Hopkins & Hale] Extracts: · “LTI-rate gives the same weight to injuries with dramatically different consequences; that the measure is easily manipulated; and that natural statistical fluctuations make it useless for feedback control of other than the largest… Continue reading The safety measurement problem revisited
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