Category Archives: Safety

QF32 and Post-Traumatic Stress

Posted on 29/05/2020 by

Most of us will experience post-traumatic stress at some point in our lives, associated with critical incidents at work or events in our personal lives. For some, this progresses to a more severe disorder. In this article, Steven Shorrock reports on an interview with Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny, on his experiences post-QF32. Continue reading →

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HindSight 30 on Wellbeing is out now

Posted on 30/04/2020 by

HindSight Issue 30 on Wellbeing is now online at SKYbrary. You can download the full issue, and individual articles. HindSight magazine is free and published twice a year, reaching tens of thousands of readers in aviation and other sectors worldwide. You will find an introduction to this Issue in this post, along with links to the magazine and the individual articles. Continue reading →

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Four Kinds of Thinking: 2. Systems Thinking

Posted on 25/11/2019 by

Understanding and intervention for system performance and human wellbeing is rooted – to some extent – in four kinds of thinking. In this short series, I outline these. This post concerns Systems Thinking. Continue reading →

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How To Do Safety-II

Posted on 03/11/2019 by

Safety-II, its cousin Resilience Engineering (and offshoots such as resilient healthcare), as well as predecessor concepts and theories, have attracted great interest among organisations and their staff. People, especially front-line staff, understand the need to understand all outcomes – wanted … Continue reading →

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The Reality of Goal Conflicts and Trade-offs

Posted on 30/10/2019 by

“Safety is our number 1 priority!” But is it really? Continue reading →

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‘Human Factors’ and ‘Human Performance’: What’s the difference?

Posted on 24/04/2019 by

The term ‘Human Performance’ (and ‘Human and Organisational Performance’ (or HOP) has become increasingly common in recent years in a number of industries, especially those with a safety focus. It is often associated with ‘Human Factors’, or even used as … Continue reading →

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System Safety: Seven Friends of Intervention

Posted on 04/04/2019 by

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both for explanation and intervention. Each is a concept, meme, or device used in thinking, language, and intervention (reinforced by more fundamental foes that act as barriers … Continue reading →

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