Causality

The Concorde was the first commercially successful supersonic aeroplane that flew for nearly 25 years without a fatality and was considered the safest aeroplane in the world at the time until it crashed. The incident ended the lives of 113 people and it ultimately ended the Concorde itself. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Tupolev Tu-144 Concorde 40 Fascinating Facts About The Conco...

A near-new modern cruise liner with all the navigational aids and maps struck rocks and sank killing over 30 people and the man most responsible still walks free today. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Costa Concordia Costa Concordia Disaster Costa Concordia - What Happened The Costa Concordia Sinking Costa Concordia Maritime Accident Casebook Draft (hull) Costa Concordia Captain&rs...

The Mont Blanc tunnel cut hours off the journey between Italy and France and in 1999 in a fire emergency services were unable to save 38 lives. We look at why. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Mont Blanc Tunnel Culvert NFPA - Highway Vehicle Fires The Fire Triangle Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chr...

For decades Flint Michigan derived safe drinking water from Detroit. When the supply was switched to save money a series of events unfolded and their supply became undrinkable. How could this happen? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Lead and Copper Rule Here’s what drinking water pipes look like with and without corrosion control Flint Corrosion Control Presentation (PDF) How...

The Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: de Havilland Comet ASN Aviation Safety Database Flying back to the Fifties Frank Whittle Effects of high altitude on humans Material Fatigue de Havilland BOAC Flight 781...

The largest airship ever constructed burst into flames when trying to land in 1937 in New Jersey in what has become one of the most striking disasters of modern times. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: LZ 129 Hindenburg Hindenburg Disaster R101 Flash Point Hindenburg Passenger Ticket Herbert Morrison Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Prod...

The Challenger Space Shuttle was directed to launch on the coldest day on record in Florida and 73 seconds after launch it exploded but the engineers saw it coming. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: The Challenger Crew Plunged to Their Deaths Moonraker - IMDb Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster NASA Shuttle Missions List of Space Shuttle Missions...

The Piper Oil field in the North Sea became the site of one of the worst Offshore Oil Rig disasters in history when Piper Platform Alpha went up in flames. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Human Factors and Ergonomics for Shift Handover Piper Alpha Natural-gas Condensate Support Causality on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.

The Amagasaki rail crash was entirely caused by human error but was it a fear of punishment by the company that was ultimately the cause. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Amagasaki Rail Crash Fukuchiyama Line ICAO - Annexes Booklet ICAO - Personnel Licensing FAQ JTSB Accident Report English Extract Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission Fatigue JR West Punished Staf...

The 15th Maccabiah Games in 1997 had a temporary bridge for the opening ceremony. The world was shocked when it failed and it did so on every level. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: 1997 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Bridge Collapse Google Maps: The Site of the Disaster Australia/Israel Review: The Bridge Too Far Phil Moss Recalls the Tragic Death of Four Aussies&hel...

The Titanic famously sank on her maiden voyage with a huge loss of life. No ship is unsinkable. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: List of Ships Sunk by Icebergs Titanic Timeline Time Line Titanic: The Myth of the Unsinkable Ship Seamen’s Act RMS Titanic Titanic Facts: Statistics about The Sinking of the Ship Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic Was the Titanic Ever Publicised as Unsink...

What went wrong with Fukushima 1 Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: List of Nuclear Power Stations Nuclear Reactor Water for Power Plant Cooling Why Fukushima Was Preventable Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster 2011 Toøhoku Earthquake and Tsunami Soøma, Fukushima Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant S.C.R.A.M. Chicago Pile-1 Zirconium Alloy Review...

Roll cages in cars are supposed to improve safety but do they actually cause the problem they're trying to protect you from? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Rollover A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROPENSITY THAT COMBINES STABILITY FACTOR AND HANDLING METRICS (PDF) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...

The BP Texas City Oil Refinery disaster in 2005 shocked the world. With many safe-guards in place and lost-time injury rates so low, how could so many people be killed in a wholly preventable disaster? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: The U.S. Chemical Safety Board Texas City Refinery Explosion Isomerization Human Factors Influencing The Texas City Incident (PDF) (Archive.org) Lesso...

Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. With John Chidgey. Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. This is Causality and I’m John Chidgey. An electr...