I wonder why the idea of ‘drifting into failure’ is so attractive to people in safety? Yet, in all I read about the concept there is never any discussion of fallibility. Surely, the first question we must ask this concept is: drift from what to what? Surely, the starting point should be that all … [Read more...] about The Seduction of Drift in Safety
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Hopkins-Dekker on Reason and Other Laughs
One of the amusing things about Safety is not silly attempts at humour (https://safetyrisk.net/whats-funny-about-safety/) but watching closed minded academics (non-Transdisciplinary) argue about how many angels can dance on a pin head. … [Read more...] about Hopkins-Dekker on Reason and Other Laughs
Do Persons and Systems ‘Drift’ into Failure?
Do Persons and Systems ‘Drift’ into Failure? The identity of personhood as defined by fallibility (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/fallibility-risk-living-uncertainty/ ) should be foundational to any ethic of risk. The vulnerability and mortality of being human ought to determine what one … [Read more...] about Do Persons and Systems ‘Drift’ into Failure?