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Operational Wisdom & Logic

Operational Wisdom & Logic

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Consequence Fixation and Band-Aid Solutions

In 1985, when famine and starvation were ravaging Africa, an altruistic Irish rock music singer named Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof…

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The TAROT of HAZOP

When I was in my early teens, well before becoming a chemical engineer, I developed a bit of an interest…

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Socrates Himself Is Particularly Missed

Like many engineers, Socrates is renowned for having inflicted his own death through drinking.  Although in his case he was…

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Re-HAZOP and Objects in The Mirror

The phrase “objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear” is a safety warning often seen on vehicle…

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THE CULTURE OF RISK (or CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE EUGENE)

One of my favourite photos is the one above of an engineer walking atop the wet, spherical roof of a…

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Vampires & Blood Banks – Independence and Interdependence in Collaboration

When a scientist, consultant or expert claims “independence” as a virtue in their work it is often misunderstood as implying…

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Vampires & Blood Banks – Independence and Interdependence in Collaboration

When a scientist, consultant or expert claims “independence” as a virtue in their work it is often misunderstood as implying…

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THE CULTURE OF RISK (or CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE EUGENE)

One of my favourite photos is the one above of an engineer walking atop the wet, spherical roof of a…

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Re-HAZOP and Objects in The Mirror

The phrase “objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear” is a safety warning often seen on vehicle…

Read More

Socrates Himself Is Particularly Missed

Like many engineers, Socrates is renowned for having inflicted his own death through drinking.  Although in his case he was…

Read More

The TAROT of HAZOP

When I was in my early teens, well before becoming a chemical engineer, I developed a bit of an interest…

Read More

Consequence Fixation and Band-Aid Solutions

In 1985, when famine and starvation were ravaging Africa, an altruistic Irish rock music singer named Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof…

Read More