One of the delusions of the idea of ‘drift into failure’ is that when things seem to be uneventful such is defined as success. Then when things go wrong somehow there has been a ‘drift into failure’. What a strange notion of causation. I recently read a supposed academic paper entitled … [Read more...] about Fallibility Realised is NOT ‘Drift into Failure’
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The Seduction of Drift in Safety
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
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?
Getting The Drift, Dekker on Safety
Getting The Drift, Dekker on Safety I read many risk and safety books and most don’t go on the shelf but in the bin. Most regurgitate tired old safety myths, spin about behaviourism or target vigilance or zero for ineffective strategies in safety. Many of the books brand their central thesis in the … [Read more...] about Getting The Drift, Dekker on Safety