Part (a) Read the first part of chapter in the text and Readings
Both Whittaker and Reason emphasise the importance of 'designing in' safety through redundancy and mitigation rather than over relying on probability calculations.
Question: You are a senior government official required to approve the set up of a hazardous chemical plant. A probabilistic hazard analysis indicates that the plant design fulfils the Individual and Societal risk criteria set by the government.
State in a letter to the company of not more than 1,000 words, what extra precautions would you require before approval is granted.
Parts (b), (c) and (d) below may be completed by reflecting on three different situations, however the preferred context is for you to think of a major decision taken either in your organization or by your government and complete parts (b), (c) and (d) in regard to this single scenario.
Part (b) Read Fischer (1990) and write a brief account of the way internal political bargaining has influenced an important decision in your organisation.
Part (c) We live in a multicultural society. Write a paragraph or two on how different national cultural norms may interact with your organization's norms to influence corporate judgements.]
Part (d) Briefly describe one situation in your experience that has the symptoms of groupthink.
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