Causality
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsChain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented.
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52: Colonial Pipeline
December 09, 2023 20:00 - 26 minutes - 19.1 MBIn 2021 many of Colonial Pipelines IT systems were locked by malware and out of caution they shutdown the fuel pipelines feeding nearly half of the Eastern US leading to chaos at the gas pump and a state of emergency being declared. We look at how poor off-boarding hygiene led to an easily preventable cyber-attack. With John Chidgey. Hearing: Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security House of Representatives Transcript Threats to Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Colonial Pipe...
51: I35 West
August 27, 2023 10:45 - 36 minutes - 19.1 MBThe I35W bridge over the Mississippi River carried 140,000 cars every day. Inspections in 1999 and 2003 showed damage to support plates that was dismissed as unimportant at the time. We look into how poor design checking and assumptions led to the bridge collapsing in 2007, costing the lives of 13 people. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Only a Handful of T-Shirts Left! Reports: Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge Minneapolis, Minnesota August 1, 2007 (PDF) General In...
50: 737 MAX Ethiopian Air
April 22, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes - 26.6 MBFive months after Lion Air 610 crashed, another 737-MAX went down with a similar cause. However the official report was at odds with two other internationally respected investigative organisations. We dig into the detail of how the AOA Sensor was claimed to have failed, and review checklist discrepancies to extract fact from opinion as to what most likely triggered this horrible chain of events. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Celebrating Causality’s 50th Episode!! ...
49: Carmel Fireworks Explosion
January 18, 2023 10:15 - 29 minutes - 15.3 MBA fireworks company in Western Australia that had been in business for nearly a century, were preparing for a fireworks display in their packing shed when one ignited and set off a fire and an explosion. Onlookers were shocked when there was a subsequent explosion that was so big it was heard 30 kilometers away leaving the facility in ruins. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Celebrating Causality’s 50th Episode!! Reports: Report of the investigation into the firework...
48: Instituto Goiano de Radioterapia
November 18, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 15.9 MBWhen a radiation therapy machine was left behind during a move between buildings in central Brazil, it set in motion a series of events that would lead to one of the worst radiological incidents in history. We look into how bureaucracy and misdiagnosis cost four people their lives and how the actions of a concerned mother with no medical experience, saved the lives of countless more. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Create your own Credited Soundbite Official Report:...
47: Hyatt Regency Kansas City
July 15, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes - 21.5 MBThe tallest building in Missouri with a large atrium perfect for big bands and dancing, hosted a regular Tea Dance in the summer of 1981. When two walkways collapsed killing over a hundred people, the investigators found multiple fundamental design errors. We look at how assumptions, redrafting conventions and negligence led to an incident that has become the case study in how not to do civil structural design. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Create your own Credited...
46: Mindbender
May 16, 2022 21:00 - 29 minutes - 14.6 MBThe longest, tallest, fastest indoor rollercoaster in the world was only open six months when the last carriage of a train came loose, killing three people and all that the day following an inspection that the ride was safe to operate. We look at how a design choice made maintenance more critical and then how wishing for a ride to be safe, doesn't really help. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Interest: Mindbender Geoffrey Kulak (Archive.org) Mindbender (Ga...
45: Granville
April 02, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 14.2 MBIn 1977, a commuter train from the Blue Mountains, destined for Sydney central station would derail just before Granville Station, causing a bridge to collapse and crush many aboard. It remains Australia's worst ever rail disaster that was predicted by 11 engineering department heads just a year earlier. We look at how management decisions led to a completely avoidable disaster. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Interest: Granville rail disaster The Day of t...
44: Beirut Warehouse 12
February 10, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes - 16.6 MBIn Beirut in August of 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut destroyed a huge part of the city. We look into how an oxidising agent, improperly handled can become an explosive and attempt to comprehend how something so dangerous was ignored repeatedly by key people, despite many warnings of an imminent disaster. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Interest: 2020 Beirut Explosion Condensation Cloud Prill ANFO Ammonium Nitrate How an unscheduled port visi...
43: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
November 09, 2021 20:00 - 27 minutes - 13.8 MBIn 1911 in Manhattan, New York, a clothing factory went up in flames just before closing time. We look at how faulty equipment, poor design and a fear of theft contributed to a wholly preventable incident that had such terrible consequences, but would trigger reforms that still impact the United States, a century later. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Interest: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Brown Building Shirtwaist Court Transcript of the Criminal Tr...
42: Royal Canberra Hospital
September 16, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 23.1 MBThe original Royal Canberra Hospital was flagged to be demolished in 1997 to make way for the new National Museum. A demolition via implosion was selected, but the implosion resulted in an explosion instead, and debris showered the huge crowd of onlookers with fatal consequences. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Report into the Incident: Inquest Into The Death of Katie Bender (PDF) Video Footage of the Demolition: Canberra Hospital Implosion 1997 - YouTube Royal C...
41: Florida International University
July 08, 2021 20:00 - 43 minutes - 23.3 MBThe university wanted a bridge for its students over a busy roadway that would appear intriguing from afar. Instead it collapsed before it was even finished. We look into how design errors, poor peer review and denial led to a collapse that claimed six peoples lives. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Report into the Incidents: NTSB Final Report (PDF) Design Criteria and Bid: FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 0 (PDF) FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev...
40: Ocean Ranger
May 24, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutes - 14.6 MBThe largest semi-submersible Offshore Drilling Rig of its day, sank in a storm in 1982 whilst two smaller nearby rigs survived with minimal damage. We dive into how not closing a portlight cover, triggered a series of events that cost 84 people their lives. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Report into the Incidents: Official Report Links of Potential Interest: Ocean Ranger Hydrodynamic Model Studies of the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster The Loss of the Ocean Ranger...
39: Therac-25
March 23, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 26 MBThe successor to the Therac-6 and Therac-20 RadioTherapy machines would integrate the powerful DEC PDP-11 mini-computer to control all of the Therac-25s functions, including the safety interlocks, for the first time. In two years the 11 machines in service would overdose six people across two countries, killing three of them before they figured out why. With John Chidgey. This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Reports into the Incidents: An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents Medical ...
38: Thunder River Rapids
January 24, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 19.1 MBA popular family-friendly ride at DreamWorld would claim the lives of four people in 2016. In nearly thirty years of operation the ride had several similar but non-fatal incidents with blame placed on the operator every time, when a three thousand dollar modification could have prevented a horrific incident. With John Chidgey. Investigation Report: DreamWorld (PDF) Links of Potential Interest: River Rapids Ride Thunder River Rapids Ride Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure Fined $3.6M for...
37: Variola Birmingham
November 26, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 18.8 MBIn 1978 on the cusp of the eradication of SmallPox a Medical Photographer became infected and would ultimately die from the Variola virus. We look at how admiration, promotion and delegation led to a wholly avoidable outcome. With John Chidgey. Investigation Report: The Shooter Report (PDF) Medical Analyses: CDC Analysis of the R0 of SmallPox (PDF) Links of Potential Interest: SmallPox History of Smallpox Biosafety Level 4 A Bioweapon Expert Explains Four Ways A Pathogen Can Escape F...
36: Big Dig
September 15, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes - 15.7 MBA series of concrete ceiling tiles in a tunnel portal collapsed on a moving car killing the passenger in downtown Boston in 2006. The selection of the epoxy used in the ceiling tile anchors was unusual and a failure to heed the warning signs were at odds on a huge project under pressure to deliver when already twice over time and five times over budget. With John Chidgey. Investigation Report: NTSB Report (PDF) Technical Links: Epoxy Tunnel Links of Potential Interest: Big Dig ceiling ...
35: San Bruno
July 26, 2020 20:00 - 49 minutes - 14.6 MBA modification made in 1956 to a pipeline built in the 1940s would ultimately fail costing 8 people their lives in 2010. We look at what went wrong with PG&Es gas pipeline in San Bruno, California. With John Chidgey. Investigation and Reports: NTSB Report (PDF) Independent Review Panel Report on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion Technical Links: Material Fatigue GIS (Geographic Information System) Pup API 5L X42 Steel Pipe Specification in PSL1, PSL2 and Sour Service Links of Potential In...
34: Aberfan
May 07, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 18.1 MBOne Friday morning in 1966 in a small town in Wales a mining spoils waste tip let go with a river of liquified rubble destroying buildings and a school. Killing 144 people, mostly children in their classrooms. The mechanics of how this happened are simple. The ignorance and economics of why this happened boggles the mind. With John Chidgey. Related episodes: Causality Premium Giveaway Causality Episode 20: Stava Dam Investigation and Reports: Coal Mining Aberfan Disaster Aberfan Thirt...
33: 737 MAX
January 30, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBWith two crashes in five months of the new 737 4th Generation a design flaw seemed likely. We look at how Boeings focus on cost-avoidance, grandfathering and bending probabilities during design would ultimately cost 346 people their lives. With John Chidgey. Related episodes: Causality Episode 10: The Comet Causality Episode 14: Concorde Investigation and Reports: FAA Finds New Safety Risk in Boeing 737 Max KNKT JT610 Final Report NTSB ASR-19-01 Safety Recommendation Report JATR Repor...
32: Walkerton
December 06, 2019 20:00 - 33 minutes - 14.6 MBIn 2000 the small township of Walkerton Ontario witnessed the largest outbreak of E.Coli infections in Canada's history. The water utility claimed the town water was safe, but it wasn't and many people paid with their lives. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Walkerton Ontario Toronto Ontario Walkerton E. coli Outbreak Death On Tap: The Poisoning Of Walkerton (Google Text-only Cache) The Walkerton Inquiry Report Heavy Rainfall and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks: The Walkerto...
31: Black Energy
October 03, 2019 20:00 - 26 minutes - 14.6 MBThe evening before Christmas Eve in 2015 saw a widespread blackout of the power grid across the Ukraine. We look at how a cyber-attack on electric utility companies in Europe, changed how cyber-security is regarded in control systems, forever. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: December 2015 Ukraine Power Grid Cyber-attack Analysis of the Cyber Attack on the Ukrainian Power Grid [PDF] Ukraine Report: When The Lights Went Out [PDF] Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Uk...
30: Tim Maia
July 04, 2019 20:00 - 19 minutes - 9.86 MBAs part of Rio's preparations for the Olympics in 2016 a cycling pathway was built adjacent to a narrow, congested roadway along a picturesque shoreline. When a section collapsed only months before the opening ceremony killing two people, the world looked on with growing concerns about the imminent Olympics. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Deaths on Collapsed Rio de Janeiro Bike Path Deal Safety Blow to Olympic Host Anger Grows Over Rio Bike Path Failure - WSJ Questions Co...
29: Flight 1549
June 04, 2019 20:00 - 23 minutes - 11.2 MBIn 2009 an AirBus A320 departing LaGuardia Airport in New York suffered a dual engine failure due to a bird strike during takeoff. In a highly improbable event an equally highly improbable landing in the Hudson River shocked and amazed the world. We look at what went right on Flight 1549. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: US Airways Flight 1549 The Miracle On The Hudson NTSB Official Report (PDF) 49 CFR 830.2 Definitions CFM International CFM56 Chesley Sullenberger Jeff ...
28: Hotel New World
May 09, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 14 MBIn 1986 an unremarkable building in Singapore collapsed killing dozens of people. We look at how the supervision of the construction and the design itself resulted in a structure that was at best critically stable, and ultimately one that could only ever fail. With John Chidgey. Prior Episode References: Causality Episode 5: Maccabiah Causality Episode 15: Sampoong Department Store Links of potential interest: Hotel New World Collapse Collapse of Hotel New World Structural Load Report...
27: Gare De Lyon
April 04, 2019 20:00 - 28 minutes - 13.6 MBOn the 27th of June, 1988 in central Paris a runaway train collided with a stationary train in Gare De Lyon station, claiming 56 lives and injuring 60 more. Whilst the court found the driver guilty and sent him to jail, was he solely to blame? We look at how poor design decisions made Gare De Lyon inevitable. With John Chidgey. Prior Episode References: Causality Episode 6: Amagasaki Links of potential interest: Gare de Lyon Rail Accident SNCF SNCF Class Z 5300 Gare de Lyon Paris Gare...
27: Gare de Lyon
April 04, 2019 19:00 - 31 minutes - 15.1 MBOn the 27th of June, 1988 in central Paris a runaway train collided with a stationary train in Gare De Lyon station, claiming 56 lives and injuring 60 more. Whilst the court found the driver guilty and sent him to jail, was he solely to blame? We look at how poor design decisions made Gare De Lyon inevitable. With John Chidgey. Prior Episode References: Causality Episode 6: Amagasaki Links of potential interest: Gare de Lyon Rail Accident SNCF SNCF Class Z 5300 Gare de Lyon Par...
26: Bhopal
February 07, 2019 20:00 - 35 minutes - 18.1 MBIn December, 1984 in the city of Bhopal in central India, a Union Carbide Pesticide plant would fail and release tonnes of toxic gas into the city, killing thousands of people. It was the worst industrial disaster in human history. We follow the threads and trace back the root causes behind the incident at Bhopal. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Bhopal Carbaryl Methyl isocyanate Bhopal Chronology (PDF) LABOR REPORT ON BHOPAL CITES PLANT MODIFICATION Eight convicted over...
25: Deepwater Horizon
January 08, 2019 20:50 - 47 minutes - 22.6 MBIn 2010 an Oil Drilling Rig suffered a catastrophic well blowout, killing 11 people, destroying the rig and leading to the worst maritime oil spill in history. It all happened a few hours after the well was declared safe and ready for handover. We look at the human and financial factors that led to the incident at Macondo. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Deepwater Drilling Semi-submersible Platform Macondo Prospect Macondo Prospect Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon MC252 ...
24: Columbia
December 13, 2018 20:00 - 26 minutes - 12.8 MBIn 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia launched successfully but after its mission was completed burned up on re-entry with the loss of all onboard. We look at how normalisation of deviation blinded many at NASA to a risk that had existed since 1981. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster STS-107 When The Space Shuttle Didn’t Come Home Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster Explained List of Space Shuttle Missions A New Vision for N...
23: Kipton
August 31, 2018 20:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBWhen two trains collided head on at Kipton, Ohio in 1891, it was a wake up call for the railroad industry in North America whose impacts would be far-reaching and would lead to a new timekeeping standard that was unprecedented. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: US Timepiece Industry and Railroad Watch Kipton Train Wreck Anniversary The Great Kipton Train Wreck Kipton Train Crash Kipton Train Collision Railway Post Office Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Produc...
22: Chernobyl
July 08, 2018 06:00 - 47 minutes - 22.2 MBThe largest nuclear incident in human history released an estimated 400 times the radioactive material compared to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It all happened because of a test that was delayed by one shift, or was it the ultimate inevitability of a flawed reactor design? With John Chidgey. Prior Episode References: Causality Episode 3: Fukushima Causality Episode 17: Three Mile Island Technical References: Iodine-135 Periodic Table List of Chemical Elements Xenon Poisoning in Reactors N...
21: Milford Haven
April 29, 2018 20:00 - 31 minutes - 15.3 MBA turning point in control systems user interface design and alarm management happened in an unlikely place that few have ever heard of. We look at what went wrong at Milford Haven. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: The explosion and fires at the Texaco Refinery, Milford Haven Milford Haven HSE Accident Report [PDF] Alarm Management Abnormal Situation Management [PDF] Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: ...
20: Stava Dam
February 24, 2018 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBOn the 19th of July, 1985 in Tesero, Northern Italy, a tailings dam gave way and killed 268 people. With the most common tailings dam design in the world, what went wrong and how widespread are the risks? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Stava tailings dam failure Water Management Considerations for Conventional Storage Conventional Impoundment Storage - The current techniques The Stava Mudflow of 19 July 1985 PDF Liquefaction The Val di Stava Dam Collapse Mine Tailings...
19: Smiler
November 22, 2017 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.6 MBIn 2015 at Alton Towers in the UK, The Smiler Rollercoaster experienced a major incident leading to severe injuries for multiple riders. We look at how pressure to get the ride running again and mis-communication defeated the system designed to protect the riders. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Alton Towers The Smiler How Alton Towers Smiler Crash Unfolded Alton Towers Smiler Crash Footage Released Alton Towers Smiler Ride Reopens Support Causality on Patreon Episode...
18: The Fog
September 14, 2017 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.6 MBIn 1952 a fog in London left 4,000 dead in just 4 days but many more would die before the causes could be rectified. Worse than that, it had happened before and it’s happening again right now, somewhere else. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Inversion (meteorology) Great Smog of London Battersea Power Station Clean Air Act 1956 Trams in London 1948 Donora Smog Pollution in China Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Pro...
17: Three Mile Island
June 02, 2017 20:00 - 32 minutes - 16.3 MBOn March 28, 1979 Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant in the United States of America an incident would lead to a partial reactor core meltdown. Many blamed the operators for stopping the reactor cooling system but the real root causes showed a known flaw in the design and alarm flooding had blinded the operators to what was actually happening. With John Chidgey. Related episodes: Causality Episode 3: Fukushima Links of potential interest: Three Mile Island accident Three Mile ...
16: Tenerife
March 10, 2017 21:30 - 28 minutes - 14.6 MBIn 1977 on the small island of Tenerife two 747 Jumbo Jets collided on the runway in poor visibility. A miscommunication clearly occurred, but even today, the same elements still exist and it could happen again. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Tenerife-North Airport Teide Surface Movement Radar Air Travels Communications Killer Flight Global Another 737NG PFD Question Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: ...
15: Sampoong Department Store
January 27, 2017 20:00 - 27 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Sampoong Department Store in South Korea collapsed in 1995 killing over 500 people. The investigators were shocked to find just how many rules had been broken but the true root cause might have been something more innocuous. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Failures of the Sampoong Department Store Sampoong Department Store Collapse Sampoong Superstore PDF Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Ch...
14: Concorde
December 22, 2016 20:00 - 25 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Concorde was the first commercially successful supersonic aeroplane that flew for nearly 25 years without a fatality and was considered the safest aeroplane in the world at the time until it crashed. The incident ended the lives of 113 people and it ultimately ended the Concorde itself. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Tupolev Tu-144 Concorde 40 Fascinating Facts About The Concorde The Concorde SST Accident Report The Untold Story of the Concorde Disaster Aircraft Ru...
13: Costa Concordia
November 13, 2016 07:10 - 24 minutes - 12.3 MBA near-new modern cruise liner with all the navigational aids and maps struck rocks and sank killing over 30 people and the man most responsible still walks free today. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Costa Concordia Costa Concordia Disaster Costa Concordia - What Happened The Costa Concordia Sinking Costa Concordia Maritime Accident Casebook Draft (hull) Costa Concordia Captain’s Appeal Rejected Italy Court Upholds Costa Concordia Captain’s Sentence Support Causalit...
12: Mont Blanc Tunnel
September 29, 2016 20:00 - 23 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Mont Blanc tunnel cut hours off the journey between Italy and France and in 1999 in a fire emergency services were unable to save 38 lives. We look at why. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Mont Blanc Tunnel Culvert NFPA - Highway Vehicle Fires The Fire Triangle Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.
11: Flint Michigan
July 03, 2016 09:30 - 26 minutes - 14.6 MBFor decades Flint Michigan derived safe drinking water from Detroit. When the supply was switched to save money a series of events unfolded and their supply became undrinkable. How could this happen? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Lead and Copper Rule Here’s what drinking water pipes look like with and without corrosion control Flint Corrosion Control Presentation (PDF) How Lead Ended Up In Flint’s Tap Water List of Five Basic & Immediate Needs for Physical Human Surviv...
10: The Comet
June 05, 2016 12:00 - 24 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: de Havilland Comet ASN Aviation Safety Database Flying back to the Fifties Frank Whittle Effects of high altitude on humans Material Fatigue de Havilland BOAC Flight 781 Disaster in the Air Non-destructive Testing Applications in Commercial Aircraft Mainte...
9: Hindenburg
April 27, 2016 10:57 - 27 minutes - 14.6 MBThe largest airship ever constructed burst into flames when trying to land in 1937 in New Jersey in what has become one of the most striking disasters of modern times. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: LZ 129 Hindenburg Hindenburg Disaster R101 Flash Point Hindenburg Passenger Ticket Herbert Morrison Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone and John Whitlow.
8: Challenger
March 10, 2016 20:00 - 37 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Challenger Space Shuttle was directed to launch on the coldest day on record in Florida and 73 seconds after launch it exploded but the engineers saw it coming. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: The Challenger Crew Plunged to Their Deaths Moonraker - IMDb Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster NASA Shuttle Missions List of Space Shuttle Missions Thiokol Challenger: Twenty Years Later, Lessons Never Learned Space Ship Two Max Q T...
7: Piper Alpha
February 11, 2016 20:00 - 28 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Piper Oil field in the North Sea became the site of one of the worst Offshore Oil Rig disasters in history when Piper Platform Alpha went up in flames. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Human Factors and Ergonomics for Shift Handover Piper Alpha Natural-gas Condensate Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
6: Amagasaki
January 29, 2016 06:20 - 23 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Amagasaki rail crash was entirely caused by human error but was it a fear of punishment by the company that was ultimately the cause. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Amagasaki Rail Crash Fukuchiyama Line ICAO - Annexes Booklet ICAO - Personnel Licensing FAQ JTSB Accident Report English Extract Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission Fatigue JR West Punished Staff Support Causality on Patreon
5: Maccabiah
December 23, 2015 17:15 - 20 minutes - 23.2 MBThe 15th Maccabiah Games in 1997 had a temporary bridge for the opening ceremony. The world was shocked when it failed and it did so on every level. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: 1997 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Bridge Collapse Google Maps: The Site of the Disaster Australia/Israel Review: The Bridge Too Far Phil Moss Recalls the Tragic Death of Four Aussies… Maccabiah Tragedy Australian Jews blast Rehiring of Officials Responsible for the Maccabia...
4: Titanic
December 11, 2015 21:15 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBThe Titanic famously sank on her maiden voyage with a huge loss of life. No ship is unsinkable. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: List of Ships Sunk by Icebergs Titanic Timeline Time Line Titanic: The Myth of the Unsinkable Ship Seamen’s Act RMS Titanic Titanic Facts: Statistics about The Sinking of the Ship Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic Was the Titanic Ever Publicised as Unsinkable? Why Did People Believe Titanic Was Unsinkable? Titanic Deckplans : Tank Top RMS Repu...