Safe As Podcast

Ben Hutchinson

Risk Management

Safety Science

Safety Culture

Workplace Safety

Construction Industry

Human Performance

Deepwater Horizon

Safety

Root Cause Analysis

Safety Management

Psychological Safety

Healthcare

Patient Safety

Human Error

Meta-Analysis

4ds

Human Factors

High Risk Operations

Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)

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A podcast dedicated to the thrifty analysis of safety science, risk, systems, and performance research. Jump onto SafetyInsights.Org for more research. Intro/Output "Dark Synth Wave" by ElephantGreen (PixaBay.com)

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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	112	Founded	a year ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	Social SciencesScience

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E112: Stop Counting Injuries and Measure Control Quality Instead: SIF Prevention (QUICKISODE)

Is your injury rate telling you next to nothing about fatality risk?For years, 'safety' has been measured by counting what went wrong - e.g. recordables, TRIFR, LTIFR. But serious injuries and fatalities, or SIFS, haven't followed the same consistent... more

8 Nov 2026 • 6 min

E111: Dr Steven Shorrock Part 1: Is HOP actually 'new' or built on Human Factors?

“There’s nothing new since the 1980s there”In part 1 of my interview with Dr Steven Shorrock. He's worked for about 30 years as a psychologist and human factors engineer in aviation, air traffic management, rail, healthcare and chemical manufacturing... more

1 Nov 2026 • 23 min • Popular

E110: Why Low Injury Rates Hide Catastrophic Risk (The Longford Disaster)

This ep unpacks the 1998 Esso Longford gas plant explosion in Victoria, drawing on the safety science and sociological research from Emeritus Professor Andrew Hopkins.

We move past proximal causes (like equipment failure) to unpack:

a) how organisa... more

25 Oct 2026 • 8 min • Most popular

109: High-Energy Hazards & SIF Risk: What the Research Shows (Quickisode)

Are higher-energy hazard interactions more likely to seriously injure or kill people?In this ep, we unpack the empirical link between energy exposure and SIFs - where over 500 injury reports were analysed, and injury energy magnitude was estimated us... more

22 Oct 2026 • 5 min

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Recent Guests

Robin Dillon-Merrill

Professor researching decision-making under risk and organizational safety.

Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Episode: 108: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 2: Resilient Vs Vulnerable Near misses

Dr Linda Bellamy

Safety researcher and author

Episode: E100: Dr Linda Bellamy Part 2: Fatal vs Minor hazards, SIFs & Barrier Failures

Marcin Nazaruk

HSE expert discussing investigation transformation and restorative justice

Episode: E94: Dr Marcin Nazaruk Part 2: HOP, New View, Learning from Daily Work

Guido Carim Jr.

Episode: E90: Dr Guido Carim Jr Part 2

Guido Carim Jr

Head of aviation at Griffith University; pilot by trade; researcher in safety management systems, pilot training, and procedures

Griffith University

Episode: E88: Dr Guido Carim Jr Part 1

Nancy Levinson

Expert on indicators in safety science (as referenced in episode)

Episode: E75: Better indicators for your risk control system

Host

Dr. Ben Hutchinson

Host of Safe As Podcast, often anchors technical safety and risk discussions with research-backed perspectives.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 43 ratings

Awesome podcast
Well-chosen papers, succinct overview of key points with Ben’s thoughts.
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NZDanNZ
New Zealanda year ago
The best
Very insightful information and always based on research
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Kusnu
Indonesiaa year ago

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The host-grounded commentary makes complex safety topics approachable.

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High-quality, evidence-based discussions keep a professional tone.

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Apple Podcasts	#229	United States/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#140	United Kingdom/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#219	Canada/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#31	Australia/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#131	Germany/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#21	South Korea/Science/Social Sciences

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108: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 2: Resilient Vs Vulnerable Near misses

Q: What features or signals can AI use to differentiate learnable near misses from inconsequential ones?

Rather than merely counting near misses, AI can read and triage incident reports to highlight events with greater learning potential or the possibility of worse future outcomes. For example, a tractor going over an embankment offers more to learn from than a paper cut.

108: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 2: Resilient Vs Vulnerable Near misses

Q: Why do technical experts seem to have a higher threshold for near-miss bias, and can this be taught to non-experts?

Experts can more readily imagine counterfactual outcomes because they understand how systems work. Non-experts can learn to consider alternative outcomes and ask experts to help identify realistic ways a system could have failed.

E104: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 1: Near Misses & Confusing Luck with Resilience

Q: How can organizations decouple outcome bias from decision quality when evaluating near misses?

Organizations should pause and learn before outcomes are known, evaluate decisions in advance, and use counterfactual thinking to consider alternative outcomes. This reduces reliance on luck as a proxy for competence and encourages deeper analysis of the decision process itself.

E104: Professor Robin Dillon-Merrill Part 1: Near Misses & Confusing Luck with Resilience

Q: Can you explain the difference between a resilient near miss and a vulnerable near miss?

A resilient near miss is when the bad outcome was narrowly avoided but the result is framed as a success largely due to luck, which can lead people to believe their system is robust when it isn't. A vulnerable near miss is when the near miss was closer to a failure, making people recognize their system's fragility and the potential for worse outcomes.

E96: Dr Linda Bellamy Part 1: Fatal vs Minor hazards, SIFs & Barrier Failures

Q: What should organizations measure day-to-day to know if risk is under control?

Organizations should map hazards to their specific barriers and management delivery systems, conducting risk assessments that identify barrier failures and the controls that prevent barrier breaches.

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The show analyzes safety science, risk, systems, and performance with a practical, research-backed lens. Episodesoften dissect how barriers, controls, and governance interact in high-risk industries, exploring human factors, resilience, leadership, and safety culture through case studies, frameworks, and contemporary guidance. Listeners are likely practitioners who value evidence-based approaches, rigorous discussion, and insights that connect academic literature to real-world safety improvements. A standout trait is the consistent emphasis on realistic, socio-technical perspectives rather than simplistic checklists, plus a willingness to debate how metrics, audits, and leadership shape true safety performance.

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2. Dr Linda Bellamy
3. Marcin Nazaruk
4. Guido Carim Jr.
5. Guido Carim Jr
6. Nancy Levinson

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