“By their nature, accidents are not directly controllable”, so says James Reason in this 1993 article. Just a single extract from the article’s conclusion: · “Safety has two faces: a positive one relating to an organization’s intrinsic resistance to chance conjunctions of unsafe acts and hazards, and a negative one, revealed by accident and incident data,… Continue reading “By their nature, accidents are not directly controllable” – James Reason, 1993
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Foundations of Safety Science: Resilience Engineering and 3 analytical traps for resilience practitioners
Post 3 from ch.11 of the Foundations of Safety Science, exploring Resilience Engineering (RE) and the adaptive perspectives. This part focuses on 3 analytical traps for resilience practitioners/scholars to be cognisant of (you may recognise these from Johan Bergstrom’s youtube vid – link in comments). Extracts: · The first trap is the reductionist trap · Whereas “the… Continue reading Foundations of Safety Science: Resilience Engineering and 3 analytical traps for resilience practitioners
Foundation of Safety Science: Resilience Engineering and complex systems pt2
Post 2 from ch.11 of the Foundations of Safety Science, exploring Resilience Engineering (RE) and the adaptive perspectives. Some extracts: · RE sees failures not necessarily as breakdowns or malfunctioning of normal functions, but “the converse of the adaptations necessary to cope with the real world complexity” · Performance of individuals and organisations across all level “must… Continue reading Foundation of Safety Science: Resilience Engineering and complex systems pt2
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