Papers
Should we hold the handrail? Risk and Safety in COVID times
“The greatest enemy of truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” …
Should we hold the handrail? Risk and Safety in COVID times
“The greatest enemy of truth is very often not the…
Adaptation at sea: Hindsight and foresight
It’s 4PM and a container ship is getting ready to…
Turning apples into bananas: How big data undermines safety and what can be done about it?
An able seaman has been ‘reprimanded’ for leaving the gangway…
Near miss reporting: A (mis)leading indicator of safety?
The captain is fuming. “You know someone left a paper…
Personal protective equipment: Managing safety or exercising control?
Sir’, he said in a pale voice. ‘It was 59…
Thirty years on: In search of broken components
Introducing barriers has become a standard way of managing risk…
Imaginary checklists and defensive procedures: When safety tools serve another purpose
Questions about procedures, checklists, their adequacy and effectiveness are frustrating…
Bad seamanship: Is that so?
Weighing options Dismissing the actions of crew involved in an…
Did you spot the elephant in the room? The non-sense of performance indicators and metrics
Combining human efforts with technological advances to deliver services faster,…
Light bulbs, red lines and rotten onions: Debunking the myths of the safety management systems
Debunking the myths of the safety management system In January…
When less is more: Managing safety in time critical operations
The article examines an accident investigation report and provides an…
Boxing and dancing: The challenges of enforcement in global shipping
In recent years, the spread of inspections and other forms…
Accidents at sea: Causes or constructs?
Has limiting liability, in place of genuine improvements in safety,…
Lost control, just stay in command: What it means to be a ship captain?
The previous year witnessed two experienced ship captains being humiliated…
Enclosed space operations: Do we understand the risks
Enclosed spaces have claimed so many lives and resulted in…
Fram: A systems approach to risk management and incident investigation
A brief description of Functional Resonance Analysis Method. The key…
Caught in numbers, lost in focus: Safety management in global shipping
Study after study has been conducted on safety management without…
Breaking the myth: The effectiveness of bowties in risk and safety management
In recent years, bow-ties have become a fashionable tool for…