High reliability organizations in Aviation

<p>A <strong>high reliability organization</strong> (<strong>HRO</strong>) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization" title="Organization">organization</a> that has succeeded in avoiding catastrophes in an environment where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_accident" title="Normal accident">normal accidents</a> can be expected due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factor" title="Risk factor">risk factors</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_system" title="Complex system">complexity</a>.</p> <p>Important case studies in HRO research include both studies of disasters (e.g., <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident" title="Three Mile Island accident">Three Mile Island nuclear incident</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster" title="Space Shuttle Challenger disaster">Challenger Disaster</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster" title="Space Shuttle Columbia disaster">Columbia Disaster</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster" title="Bhopal disaster">Bhopal chemical leak</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_disaster" title="Tenerife disaster">Tenerife air crash</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mann_Gulch_fire" title="Mann Gulch fire">Mann Gulch forest fire</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Black_Hawk_shootdown_incident" title="1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident">Black Hawk friendly fire incident in Iraq</a>) and HROs like the air traffic control system, naval aircraft carriers, and nuclear power operations.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safetymatters/message