Safety I & Safety II

Tom Geraghty · Safety & Human Error, Models & Critique

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Explains Hollnagel's Safety I (prevent failure) vs Safety II (ensure success) distinction, and why both are needed. Connects to WAI/WAD and Dekker and Allspaw's corrective: things go right for the same basic reasons things go wrong — through people adapting.

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