From Cockpits to Courtrooms: Looking Back on a 50-Year Journey – A Conversation With Tom Lintner

From early rides on the roads, in the sea and in the sky, to diverse…

Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 1. The Human Factor

This is the first of a short blog post series, on four kinds of ‘Human Factors’: ‘The Human Factor.

Human Factors at The Fringe: My Eyes Went Dark

Written and directed by Matthew Wilkinson. A thrilling modern tragedy about a Russian architect driven…

Never/Zero Thinking

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.

‘Human error’ in the Headlines: Press Reporting on Virgin Galactic

Again, a familiar smoke pattern has emerged from the ashes of a high-profile accident. The…

Life After ‘Human Error’ – Velocity Europe 2014

This is a keynote address from Velocity Europe 2014 in Barcelona on 17 November. I…

‘Human error’: The Handicap of Human Factors, Safety and Justice

“Oh my God. I told those guys at safety that it was dangerous and one day we would lose concentration and pay for it. I already told those guys at safety that it was very dangerous! We are human and this can happen to us. This curve is inhuman!”