THE WEEKLY
REFLEKTION
-
The Weekly Reflektion 16/2022
To be able to learn from poor performance, the causes have to be identified. To be able to learn from good performance, the same is true. Martin Linge platform (©Equinor) Is learning from repeated failures in field development projects in Norway all words and little action? Last week’s Reflektion addressed the Martin Linge development in Norway and […]
read more -
The Heimdal Incident
Failure to carry out a proper investigation of any incident, especially a serious incident, is a barrier to the learning from the incident. When reading some investigation reports and presentations, it is not surprising that learning from incidentsis a still a challenge. When you carry out investigations, do you really get to the bottom of what happened, how it happened, and why […]
read more -
The Weekly Reflektion Week 14/2021
Do you remember where you were when the Twin Towers collapsed? Are you certain? Flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, vivid snapshot of a moment and circumstances, but is it reliable? Thanks to Tiril Pollard for this Reflektion and for keeping me on the straight and narrow! If you ask anyone where they were when […]
read more -
The Weekly Reflektion Week 36 / 2020
In last week’s Reflektion we discussed the scope of the investigation into an incident and the flexibility of an investigation team should have to broaden the terms if required. This week we will discuss the learning potential from incidents and what you should consider on how to prevent the incident happening again, anywhere. What criteria […]
read more -
The Weekly Reflektion Week 50 / 2019
This week’s Reflektion is a follow up on week 49 Reflektion on human error and considers the concept of mental models. Do you have ‘human error’ down as one of the main causes for accidents and incidents? What mental model did the person(s) involved in the accident or incident have and how did this influence […]
read more -
The Weekly Reflektion Week 49 / 2019
This week’s Reflektion is inspired by a presentation on Causal Learning that we recently attended and some reflections around the concept of ‘human error’. Do you have ‘human error’ down as one of the main causes for accidents and incidents? Maybe you should think about the cause of human error rather than human error as […]
read more