I was heavily influenced by a HSE publication ‘Organising for Safety’, led by Dr Donald Broadbent. This post provides a key conclusion from this report and considers its relevance over 20 years later.
Introduction to human factors & ergonomics
Tag: leadership
Human factors: Preventing violations
Violations of procedures are a significant cause of many workplace accidents. This post introduces this type of human failures and includes a Briefing Note with strategies to prevent violations.
Ten questions on organisational failures
Nimrod XV230 was due to a catalogue of organisational failures and the lessons are relevant to any high-hazard or complex organisation.
This blog provides ten questions to help stimulate discussion and reflection on leadership, culture and priorities.
Success, complacency and failure
Expect the unexpected. Past success can lead to complacency. How can organisations become mindful?
Nimrod XV230: Parallels with healthcare
Discusses the parallels between the Nimrod incident and healthcare
What can you learn from the Nimrod disaster?
The first of several posts related to organisational failures highlighted in The Nimrod Review
