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Podcast · By Ben Hutchinson · Australian English · Official site

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    E101: From Blame to Restorative Justice: A Just Culture Tool (HOP / Safety-II / New View) (opens the original)

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    Do traditional approaches unintentionally blame front-line workers instead of fixing broken organisational systems?This Quickisode unpacks how an international energy company redesigned its Just Culture (JC) framework to shift focus from individual culpability to systemic weaknesses.This company found that traditional approaches relied on judgement terminology, like violation or negligence, and frequently misapplied as disciplinary tools.Their redesigned JC tried to address these limitations, in

  2. Episode · Sep 20, 2026

    E100: Dr Linda Bellamy Part 2: Fatal vs Minor hazards, SIFs & Barrier Failures (opens the original)

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    Part 2 discussion with Dr Linda Bellamy on SIFs, fatal accidents, and barrier failures. Resources & Links:Website & Articles: https://safetyinsights.orgSupport the channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson

  3. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    E99: 25 Questions for Better Incident Investigations | Safety-II / HOP (opens the original)

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    Do your investigations often conclude when you've identified 'human error', or a pesky person not following rules?Do you want to improve the quality and depth of your learning opportunities?One way is via local rationality: understanding why decisions & actions made sense to people at the time. It's a core feature in human factors / safety-II / and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP).This episode unpacks Louise Roe's Local Rationality Question Tool in her article presented at the Chartere

  4. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    E98: Writing better procedures part 1: Action verbs, human factors & more (opens the original)

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    Why are so many procedures technically accurate, but barely workable in practice?In Part 1 of this two part series on procedural systems, we unpack the technical side of writing better, more useable procedures: exploring how to reduce safety clutter, choosing the right type of rule, and structure instructions so they support work.We unpack:• Types of rules: performance goal vs. process vs. action rules & how they limit or enable discretion• Formatting: Action-verb steps, concrete language & sing

  5. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    E97: Investigating when 'Nothing' Failed: a Safety-II/HOP debrief tool (Quickisode) (opens the original)

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    This quickisode races through a Safety-II / HOP inspired debrief tool which can help unearth 'hidden' insights about work that doesn't rely on incidents for learning.Resources & Links:Website & Articles: https://safetyinsights.orgSupport the channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson

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