We all know about the psychological concept of ‘conditioning’. It doesn’t matter whether the conditioning is classical or operant , humans develop habits and heuristics to ensure comfort, safety, efficiency and security in daily living. Whilst there is some element of truth to the behaviourist … [Read more...] about Incident Investigations and the Einstellung Effect
Investigation
Investigations Using SEEK in SPoR
The SEEK approach to investigations (Event Exploration) nothing like any of the Engineering or Behaviourist models in the safety market. SEEK is not bogged down in linear and binary assumptions common to all popular investigation models. Similarly, it departs significantly from the iCam model … [Read more...] about Investigations Using SEEK in SPoR
Investigations and Heuristics
Investigations and Heuristics One of the traps investigators fall into is thinking that people are the sum of inputs and outputs, that the behaviourist myth is true. Decision making in complex and far more sophisticated than the naïve proposals of the behaviourist worldview. Rewards and punishments … [Read more...] about Investigations and Heuristics
20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making Republished by request Thanks to Rob Long for sharing this – originally published here on Business Insider. Ever wondered why your decisions, risk assessments and incident investigations are not as objective as you may think? Rob Long defines … [Read more...] about 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
Don’t Stress on the Investigation
Don’t Stress on the Investigation Whenever we discuss culture and investigations in SPoR we always discuss the nature of stress and temperament (unconscious type) and how both of these affect interviewee, interviewer and the collective unconscious. We know from the Culture Cloud (See Figure 1. … [Read more...] about Don’t Stress on the Investigation
Subjecting and Objecting in Event Analysis
Subjecting and Objecting in Event Analysis The myth of objectivity plagues the safety industry in all of its ‘methods’ of incident investigation. One day when it dawns on Safety that there is no such thing as objectivity, it might begin to explore the nature of events with competence and develop a … [Read more...] about Subjecting and Objecting in Event Analysis
Interrogation by Another Name
Interrogation by Another Name Effective response to events (investigation) is not about Technique, neither is humble enquiry about Technique (Technique is the ideology of efficiency – Ellul) or style of questions. The beginning and foundation for an effective response to any event is ethics. To do … [Read more...] about Interrogation by Another Name
Deconstructing iCam, Useful or Useless
Deconstructing iCam, Useful or Useless? It’s always an education to see what Safety flocks to and makes ‘orthodox’. Safety always seeks out mechanistic-behaviourist methods to suit its assumptions about what constitutes personhood. It actually never discusses personhood, it just leaves that silent … [Read more...] about Deconstructing iCam, Useful or Useless
Are Safety People Lie-Detectors?
Are Safety People Lie-Detectors? I have written previously about investigations and truth telling (https://safetyrisk.net/investigations-and-truth-telling/). Of course, if you understand investigations the IOSH way (https://safetyrisk.net/investigations-the-iosh-way/ ; … [Read more...] about Are Safety People Lie-Detectors?
Investigations the IOSH Way
Investigations the IOSH Way IOSH recently published an article on Investigative Interviewing written by an ex specialist criminal investigator for two elite UK law enforcement agencies. Then after considerable criticism IOSH released a response to considerable criticism of this article … [Read more...] about Investigations the IOSH Way