THE WEEKLY
REFLEKTION
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The Weekly Reflektion 36/2022
Having people that are competent to carry out their work and exercise their responsibilities is of course essential. Just as essential is ensuring that there are enough people with the full range of competencies needed for the work to be undertaken. The Tretten bridge after it collapsed Do you have the competence to ensure your […]
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The Weekly Reflektion 23/2021
‘Disasters… happen when the decisions are made by people who cannot remember what happened last time. Daily Telegraph 17th May 1990’ leader on the Clapham Junction train disaster. Do you consider the job finished when the system is back in service and working? Equipment that has been subjected to degradation sometimes needs to be replaced […]
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The Weekly Reflektion Week 12/2021
With extreme weather seemingly becoming more regular, how robust our operations to the changing conditions. Is your inspection and maintenance program achieving the aim of a safe and effective operation? Do you err on the side of caution? A lightning strike on the crude distillation unit at the Milford Haven refinery in South Wales caused […]
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The Weekly Reflektion Week 37 / 2020
We have recently had a lot of new subscribers to the Weekly Reflektion and it is good to hear that there is a growing interest in what we are trying to do. Richard Heyerdahl from Proactima is one of these and he sent us some experience from an investigation he was once asked to carry […]
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The Weekly Reflektion Week 39 / 2019
This week’s Reflektion is inspired by the Tay Bridge disaster in December 1879, which was the subject of a previous Reflektion in week 52/2017 Are you aware of the criticality of the assumptions you make? Which performance indicators are you monitoring? The Tay Bridge disaster occurred during a violent storm on Sunday 28th December 1879. […]
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