‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something…
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This article was published in The Ergonomist, published by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and…
Safety-II has become a talking point. It is discussed not only among safety professionals, but – perhaps more importantly – among front line practitioners, managers, board members and regulators in a wide array of industries. But what is the real focus of Safety-II?
Nuclear Family is a gripping piece of interactive theatre which follows Joe and Ellen, nuclear…
Written and directed by Matthew Wilkinson. A thrilling modern tragedy about a Russian architect driven…
There has been much talk in recent years about ‘never events’ and ‘zero harm’, similar to talk in the safety community about ‘zero accidents’. It sounds obvious: no one would want an accident. And we all wish that serious harm would not result from accidents. But as expressed and implemented top-down, never/zero is problematic for many reasons. In this post, I shall outline just a few, as I see them.
Again, a familiar smoke pattern has emerged from the ashes of a high-profile accident. The…
If you work in an industry such as transportation or healthcare – where human involvement is…
Following most major accidents, one phrase is almost guaranteed to headline in the popular press:…
OVER BLACK WE HEAR THE DULL SOUNDS OF INDUSTRY; A MUFFLED MASS OF MACHINES, GEARS, STEAM.…
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