Remembering Human Error Specialist James Reason

James Reason

As a human factors safety expert, James Reason contributed to a number of training videos.

Credit: International Federation of Airworthiness
Some of the most influential concepts in aviation accident prevention started with a spoonful of cat food in a teapot. One afternoon in the early 1970s, James Reason—then a psychology professor at the University of Leicester—was preparing tea. His tea pot, ready for water from the nearby kettle, sat...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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