“I knew that would happen some day.”  That’s the worst statement that can be heard when we investigate an accident.  It means we could have avoided it if someone spoke up.  It means at least one of us had identified an unsafe condition.  It means at least one person knew that a colleague’s behavior would […]

I heard this phrase from an expert discussing the Egyptian plane crash: “Accidents are a sequence of circumstances. Not an isolated event.”  A debate that occurs often is whether all accidents can be avoided. Certainly some are, one will say. Some accidents are a fluke. That’s why they call them accidents.  But, I think the […]

Driving a back-road this week, I got behind a school bus. It stopped a couple of times. Each time I dutifully stopped until the kids exited, crossed the street, started safely home. I never considered passing the bus while it was stopped. Actually, didn’t get frustrated with the temporary delays. I’ve been conditioned. There’s too […]

If you follow college football, you saw the miracle win that Michigan State had over Michigan. I went to school at Michigan State so I had a “rooting interest”. With only 17 seconds left, Michigan had one play left to secure an upset win. But, the punter fumbled, a Michigan State player recovered it and […]