A show about engineering failures and disasters. We examine the technical, human and organisational causes of failure, and explore why our decision-making is not nearly as rational as we’d like to think.
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episode 33: The Brady Review
Today's episode is a little different. It explores 'The Brady Review', a report Brady Heywood undertook on the mining and quarrying industry in Queensland, Australia.
From January 2000 until the end of July 2019, 47 people lost their lives in the mining and quarrying industry in Queensland, Australia. That's an average of 2.4 fatalities per year, or 12 fatalities in any five year period.
What's causing these fatalities? Is it that the mining industry is inherently hazardous? Or is it bad luck or human error?
Resources and links:
- The Brady Review report
- Rethinking Safety podcast
- Causal Diagram example
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