More extracts from the Anglo American Grosvenor board of inquiry. This focused on issues with defining critical controls / high potential incidents (HPI), and issues relying on injury measures, like TRIFR. Extracts: · The company standard didn’t require the business unit CEO to be notified of HPIs, and “whilst it prescribes a process of escalation in… Continue reading Issues with defining critical controls & relying on injury measures, like TRIFR – Grosvenor Board of Inquiry
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A culture of denial: Sociological similarities between the Moura and Gretley mine disasters
This 2000 paper from Hopkins compares the underlying sociological and organisation factors behind both the Moura and Gretley mine disasters. I’ve skipped a lot, so check out the full paper for the details. First he says that while every disaster has its own unique set of events, “It does not follow that every disaster requires… Continue reading A culture of denial: Sociological similarities between the Moura and Gretley mine disasters
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