A 2006 article from Andrew Hopkins, discussing some merits and limitations of behavioural approaches to safety. A lot of research has been done on behavioural safety approaches since 2006, but still a pretty reasonable article. Note: This is broader than BBS, but that’s a well-known iteration. Tl;dr – Hopkins argues: · “Safe behaviour programs run… Continue reading What are we to make of safe behaviour programs?
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What are we to make of safe behaviour programs?
This 2006 discussion paper from Andrew Hopkins critically discusses some assumptions underlying safe behaviour programs and some of their limitations in the context of complex systems. I can only cover some of the points, so recommend you read the full paper. Note: Trigger warning for those who violently object to ‘unsafe behaviour’. Overall, Hopkins argues:… Continue reading What are we to make of safe behaviour programs?
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