Whether it be an aircraft crash or a drilling rig fire, humans continue to make errors, and technology continues to fail. It is important we learn the lessons from these incidents to prevent loss. This can include loss of infrastructure and assets, financial loss, and most importantly loss of life.
As Engineers, Inspectors, Operators or Regulators, there is meaning behind the work we do. Those frustrating Excel spreadsheets, collecting thickness reading data, and the pile of paperwork required to start a project all have meaning and a purpose of preventing loss. Each incident captured on this site has ‘Key Learnings’ highlighted, to arm you with knowledge and potentially prevent a future incident occurring.
I will continue to add content to Safety Critical as it arises. If you have a particular interest in an incident that is not included or have information you see as having safety critical relevance, please contact me directly on LinkedIn.
Be Safe, Don.