Ep.86 Do we have adequate models of accident causation?

In today’s episode, we discuss the paper “Risk Management in a Dynamic Society: A Modelling Problem”  published in a 1997 volume of Safety Science by Jens Rasmussen (1926‑2018). Rasmussen was a renowned professor and researcher at the Riso Laboratory in Denmark.  As one of the most influential thinkers in safety and major hazard prevention, Rasmussen’s theories put forth in this article are still being used in safety science today.