Take a look at this: http://aviation-safety.net/news/newsitem.php?id=2134
Interesting doctoral thesis that indicates that criminal actions against pilots or air traffic controllers can be damaging to flight safety as a whole.
OSH News
“Human error root cause of nuke accidents”
A Straits Times (Singapore; 3 March 2009) article has the above title. The article reports on a roundtable discussion on the possibility of nuclear energy in South East Asia. Experts were reported to advise that, “investment in a safety culture among human operators is just as important as physical infrastructure to prevent catastrophes”.
Train Incident in Singapore
Location of accident (Country, State, Address): Singapore
Company: SMRT
Date and time of accident: 21 January 2008, 3.10am
Industry Type: Transportation (train)
Severity: No injury; 7 hours of delay
Type of Accident: Vehicle collision
Had been away...
For those that follow my blog... sorry I had been in U.S. and Canada for some fall protection stuff... I'm now packed with ideas for research and development in fall protection, in particular fall arrest... will share more info after the trip.
Course on Tunnel Design & Construction
Some advertisement for Dr John Anderson. For those that are into tunneling and mining, there is a course on tunnel design & construction at Brunel University (UK) 23 - 27 June 2008. It has quite a strong OSH flavour. Please see flyer for more details.
