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Promoting Safety Through Research, Rita "Rene" Herron Ph.D., Mk Gorman
Promoting Safety Through Research, Rita "Rene" Herron Ph.D., Mk Gorman
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Throughout the past few years, we have attended every large national fire and rescue conference as exhibitors promoting Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Bachelor degree in Emergency Services. At every event, no matter the geographical location of the conference, the gender, age, or professional status as career or volunteer, one theme was ever present in conversations: “What will I actually gain from taking academic classes?”
Sms - Reaching Beyond Low Hanging Fruit, Stewart Schreckengast
Sms - Reaching Beyond Low Hanging Fruit, Stewart Schreckengast
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace
Human nature predisposes us to maximize our accomplishments while making a concerted effort to balance resource expenditures so we achieve an optimal return on our efforts. All too often what this really means is that we do the easy things that can be done with minimal effort; we grab the low hanging fruit. Traditional incident investigation methodology enables us to reach beyond the obvious reactive solutions. The incident investigation methodology is also an exceptional foundation for safety management system (SMS) development because it supports a holistic approach to reaching the fruit that is ripe for harvesting, the deficiencies that become …