High Reliability Organisations

High Reliability Organisations - held in high esteem in safety circles and now being actively investigated by businesses looking to improve their own safety performace, but what are they?

In this the first of two special episodes of the conversation Nicola MacPhail talks to Associate Professors Drew Rae and Nektarios Karanikas about High Reliability Organisations and their charecteristics.

Dr Drew Rae is an Associate Professor in the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University, where he teaches courses on research methods and safety engineering, and manages the lab’s research program. Drew’s own research uses a mix of ethnography, field experiments and theory-building to investigate organisational safety practices. He is particularly interested in understanding the myths, rituals and bad habits that surround the work of managers and safety practitioners, and how this work influences front-line operations. Drew co-hosts the Safety of Work podcast and is on the editorial board of the journal Safety Science.

Nektarios Karanikas is Associate Professor in the Health, Safety and Environment discipline of the School of Public Health & Social Work at QUT. He studied MSc Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics at Cranfield University (UK), and he was awarded his doctorate in Safety and Quality Management from Middlesex University (UK). Nektarios worked for over 19 years as an officer at the Hellenic Air Force where he served in various positions related to maintenance, safety and quality management, including accident investigations. Besides his academic qualifications, he holds professional credentials in occupational health & safety, human factors, project management and engineering, and has been a member of various national and international associations. Nektarios has published an edited book and several chapters, (co)authored various peer-reviewed journal and conference articles with a focus on safety/risk management, presented his work in over 80 events, and he actively volunteers in a wide range of scientific and professional activities.

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