The introduction of temporary instructions to amend standard operating procedures, to
address emerging safety risks, is an example of the well-intentioned decision-making that …

Recent advances in safety science point towards a different approach to the management of
risk within safety-related industries that focusses on successfully harnessing the adaptations …

Most efforts in safety management have focused on formal work organisation (eg
procedures and safety rules), neglecting issues of compatibility with practitioner work …

Human Factors methods play a key role in challenging assumptions, analyzing interactions,
and informing decision‐making in complex sociotechnical systems and organizations that …

Advances in safety science point towards an approach to the management of safety-related
risks within complex sociotechnical systems that focuses on the understanding of …

This paper charts the role that 'degraded modes of operation'have played in a number of
recent accidents and incidents in European Air Traffic Management. A central aim of this …

The objective of this study is to identify and analyse strategies that are applied by pilots and
air traffic controllers in dealing with a wide set of disturbances that may affect current air …

The introduction of a safety management system (SMS) in the real operational environment
has become a key factor in a proactive view of flight safety. The deep cultural change and …

This paper presents the initial results from a study into the interaction between safety culture
and degraded modes of operation in European Air Traffic Management (ATM). Degraded …

To cope with variations, disturbances, and unexpected events in complex socio-technical
systems people are required to continuously adapt to the changing environment, sometimes …