Safety Moment - What is Local Rational?

What was the worker thinking when the worker found him or herself in the conditions that created the accident?  

Local Rational is the degree to which an observer tries to understand the context that existed before the consequence happened in any type of event.

This discussion introduces this idea for leaders and managers in your organization.   Listen and replay this episode to anyone you can trick in to spending 6 minutes.   It is worth it.

Safety, High Reliability, Human Performance, and the New View all start with Local Rational.

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