Major accidents are rare events due to the many barriers, safeguards and defences developed by modern technologies. But they continue to happen with saddening regularity and their human and financial
Writing for professionals who manage, supervise, and carry out maintenance activities in a range of industries, Reason (psychology, emeritus, University of Manchester, UK) and Hobbs (San Jose State Un
Situations and systems are easier to change than the human condition a€“ particularly when people are well-trained and well-motivated, as they usually are in maintenance organisations. This is a down-
