Learning From Mistakes
Die as an amateur sailor, there will be a detailed investigation and a significant report. And lessons would be learned. However, die as a professional lorry driver. There will little attention given. And no lessons learnt.
Harling believes that the “form that might take” should be in the first instance, to thoroughly investigate, with a no blame culture, all HGV major accidents. Like the accident shown in the picture above, that closed a major motorway for 26 hours.
"Survival is not compulsory" Dr. Deming
Lessons learned could be quickly rolled out with a suitable dynamic and adaptive training system, we could save many lives. Short-format training videos that HGV drivers could watch while waiting at loading bays would be a far more effective and engaging method than the current system, the Drivers Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC), which is disliked by most drivers.
Example Reports from RAC Foundation and a Marine Accident Investigation Report
RAC Foundation Report
Marine Report
Making My Point Visually!
To highlight my unique perspective, I wear red and green socks at work to represent port and starboard, symbols from sailing, as a reminder that if I die as an amateur sailor there will be a substantial report and lessons will be learned. But if I die is a professional HGV driver there currently might be a report, but lessons are unlikely to be published or explained to other HGV drivers.
