# Andon Cord

*Tom Geraghty · Safety & Human Error, Stories & Cases, Interpersonal Practice*

Uses the Toyota Andon Cord — the physical mechanism that stops the production line — as a model for structural PS. Argues it's the most powerful example of PS as practice: a designed system that makes speaking up the path of least resistance, not the most.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-79-the-andon-cord/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/psychological-safety-79-the-andon-cord/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=andon-cord

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- [Learning from the Piper Alpha Accident: A Postmortem Analysis of Technical and Organizational Factors](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/pate-cornell-1993.md) (paper)
- [Local Rationality](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/local-rationality.md)
- [HOP](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/hop-human-and-organisational-performance-training.md)
- [Learning Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/learning-teams.md)
- [The Deepwater Horizon Explosion: Non-Technical Skills, Safety Culture, and System Complexity](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/reader-oconnor-2014.md) (paper)
- [Deming's 14 Points](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/demings-14-points-of-management.md)
- [Individual Involvement and Intervention in Quality Improvement Programmes: Using the Andon System](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/everett-sohal-1991.md) (paper)
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