Errors are normal and can help us learn as long as we understand the kind of error we made, and how it made sense for us...
Because of our innate biases, it’s easy to blame an individual for causing an adverse event, even if that individual made good choices. In fact, according...
Human factors coach Gareth Lock explores and analyses the theory of “bad apples” as it applies to dive training. Are system failures the fault of individual...
The "Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy" summarized it neatly: Don’t Panic! For good reason: taken together panic/anxiety/stress have been ranked as one the top three risk...
Human factors coach Gareth Lock reminds us that we will all do something dumb while diving; it’s in our DNA. The trick is to ensure there...
In this era of heightened stress, dive engineer and content producer, Carlos Lander thought it useful to speak to someone who manages prolonged stress in extreme...
Experts and those with in depth experience tend to have very different decision-making processes, making it harder for students to learn from them than from newer...
Human Factors educator and coach Gareth Lock examines the role of our innate attribution biases and language, in forming our collective judgements when incidents occur—in this...
What causes individuals and organizations to drift from acceptable standards and behavior? Is it an aberration or something to expect, and what can we do about...
With divers soon returning to the loop, the Rebreather Training Council (RTC) is currently considering a number of initiatives to improve rebreather diving safety. One of...
