A battery runaway on a personal electronic device can cause fumes and flames.
Credit: FAA
The late James Reason, a professor of psychology at the University of Manchester, was famous in aviation risk analysis for his concept of layers of defense. In his theory, weaknesses in one defense do not allow a risk to materialize, since other defenses also exist—unless, of course, safety lapses...
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