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In this episode we discuss the Mt Erebus disaster. What could cause pilots to fly a perfectly working plane into
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This episode is about underwater tunnel floods, or, more precisely, the lack of such accidents. Are tunnels really that safe?
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After both technical and production difficulties, DisasterCast is returning on a regular schedule. This episode discusses the Longford Gas Plant
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This episode discusses interlocks in general, and also the application of interlocks to train safety. Britain’s worst rail disaster, Quintinshill,
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This episode dives into the background of the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster. It also discusses the aftermath of a US
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Ron returns to ask the question “Which causes more accidents: unsafe conditions, or unsafe behaviors?” Once he’s finished unpacking the
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This episode describes the USS Iowa explosion, the subsequent investigation, and the dangers of hindsight analysis. The post Episode 51
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This is the third episode of Ron Gantt’s “Two Cents Worth of Safety”. Ron discusses the use of safety slogans,
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This episode takes a new look at the really big safety question – “Why do accidents happen?” We discuss how
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This is the second “Two Cents Worth of Safety” by Ron Gantt. Regular DisasterCast has been slightly delayed, and will
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This is the first episode of “Two Cents Worth of Safety”, which will interleave with the regular DisasterCast episodes. In
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This is an episode about large piles falling over. We start with the physics of sandcastles, and move quickly to
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The NTSB has released a report examining common organisational factors in five accidents on Metro North Railroad in and around
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After a brief hiatus, DisasterCast returns with Episode 47. In this episode we ask what it means for something to
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This episode returns to the language of safety. As an illustration the 2013 incident involving a lithium-ion battery fire on
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Episode 45 of DisasterCast tries something a little different. This episode has three different stories of exactly the same accident
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This episode is about single points of failure, common cause failures, and the Hinsdale Central Office Fire. The post Episode
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In this episode I discuss some of the people who’ve helped shape my own thinking on safety research. The second
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This episode covers an Iranian military transported downed by lightning, the Milford Haven Texaco Refinery explosion, and the dangers of
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