What source do workers prefer for informing on risk? 106 UK frontline construction workers were surveyed, from a single building site. More extracts in comments. Extracts: ·     In this study, “supervisors and safety managers were the most preferred sources of risk information overall”, but further analysis “suggested that workers’ risk information source preference is risk dependent… Continue reading Risk information source preferences in construction workers

“Saying an accident is due to human failing is about as helpful as saying that a fall is due to gravity. It is true but it does not lead to constructive action”. – — and — “it is no use telling [somebody] to be more careful. We might just as well reprimand a light-bulb for… Continue reading Human error is like saying falls are due to gravity – and we may as well reprimand a light-bulb: Trevor Kletz

How does Safety-II thinking enable different insights in aviation safety? This study explored things like Threat & Error Management (TEM), performance variability, and a shift from ‘what went wrong’ to ‘how work usually goes right’, based on an analysis of the Air India Express VT-AYA runway excursion. Skipped heaps. Background: Findings: Several limitations present, including… Continue reading Integrating Threat and Error Management With Safety II Principles: Understanding Adaptive Capacity Boundaries in Aviation Investigation

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Are electrical safety incidents complex systems problems? This evaluated 11 Australian coronial reports using Rasmussen’s Risk Management Framework Extracts: ·        A “key finding of this study is the identification of the electrical industry as a complex socio-technical system and the determination that electrical incidents involving electrical workers are therefore a complex systems problem” ·        “evidence within the… Continue reading Coronial investigations of fatalities involving electrical workers: a systems thinking perspective

Safety indicators, metrics, measures, KPIs…whatever. Are these indicators used primarily for genuine learning and improvement – or more often misinterpreted and misused? Ref: Oswald, D., Zhang, R. P., Lingard, H., Pirzadeh, P., & Le, T. (2018). The use and abuse of safety indicators in construction. Engineering, construction and architectural management, 25(9), 1188-1209. YouTube: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yqvKNM8SUHIXmnYX6Zjeh?si=cAB44X14SB-VdyohE-MTKw… Continue reading Safe As e65: Use & abuse of safety indicators

A recent discussion prompted the question of what is and is not Safety-II – or really any other facet of the adaptive philosophies. Here you’ll find several extracts from the research covering definitions, key concepts and more. Safety-I, Safety-II, HOP, Safety Differently, New View and Safety-III** A recent discussion prompted the question of what is… Continue reading Research Compendium: Definitions: Safety-II, Resilience Engineering, HOP, New View, Safety Differently (update: 01/26)

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