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Swiss Cheese

Alistair_Heaton

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Nov 4, 2018
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James Reason, Who Used Swiss Cheese to Explain Human Error, Dies at 86

Mistakes happen, he theorized, because multiple vulnerabilities in a system align — like the holes in cheese — to create a recipe for disaster.
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Rest in peace Sir I will admit I didn't know it was you that gave the picture that so many have understood.
 
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I wonder if his epitaph will say "All my Swiss cheese holes have finally aligned"?

Think that would be a nice touch.
 
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