Safe Systems

It is a common misconception that workplace safety and system safety have the same objectives. In short, wrong. With few exceptions, mixing up workplace and system safety management is not only counterproductive, it can also lead to serious consequences.

I have just returned from a visit to the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, GA. I was fortunate enough to have been invited by distinguished faculty of the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE School) to hold some introductory lectures.

My recent trip to the States involved connections in Auckland (NZ) and Houston (TX). On the way back home, I flew on a B737 MAX8 for the first time.