Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted
Introduction This is a review and commentary on the independent report commissioned by the FAA following two 737 Max hull loss accidents. The report’s title is “Section 103 Organisation Designation Authorizations (ODA) for Transport Airplanes Expert Panel Review. – Final…
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As a brief review, the disaster occurred in 2015 at a mine (The Samarco iron ore joint venture) owned by BHP Billiton and Vale. The collapse of a tailings dam “killed 19 people…(and) severely polluted the Rio Dose river all…
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Many, perhaps all, registers I have seen include entries for “inherent risk” and “residual risk”. An attempt is made to ‘quantify’ the inherent and residual risk using (typically) the “Risk Matrix” variables of Likelihood and Consequence. The post “The…
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After the Boeing 737-9 fuselage structure failure of 5th January 2024 Boeing issued a statement: https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2024-01-06-Boeing-Statement-on-737-9-Inspections “Safety is our top priority and we deeply regret the impact this event has had on our customers and their passengers…” How often have…
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A sample formal Occurrence analysis and discussion of its application using the January 2004 Haneda runway collision case. INTRODUCTION For a representative press article, see https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/03/japan-plane-crash-jet-haneda-airport-clear-to-land-japan-airlines Before Tuesday, Japan had not experienced a serious commercial aviation accident for decades. The…
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Populating the rows of the register with meaningful entries There is a post under Chapter 4 titled “Describing Risks”. This explains an approach to the task of identifying and describing an entry in a Risk Register that is based on…
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The bow-tie diagram was born very early in the presentation of a new course, the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management, I believe in 1979. This was the first university post graduate course on the general subject of safety that…
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Thoughts on the science of risk and the role of risk engineers
I suggested in part 1 that imperfect people are normal and perfect people are a figment of our collective imagination. This is a catchy idea but I am sure the reality is that personal qualities exist on a scale…
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The enduring nature of Murphy’s reputation is fascinating in its own right. I rather like the idea that the essence of risk engineering can be expressed by a household name. Whether what we know as his law is in fact…
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