There is a tendency among human beings towards complacency. The belief that an accident will never happen to “me” or to “my Company” can be a major problem when attempting to convince individuals or organisations of the need to look at human factors issues, recognise risks and to implement improvements, rather than merely to pay ‘lip-service’ to human factors.
“Murphy’s Law” states: “If something can go wrong, it will.”
If everyone could be persuaded to acknowledge Murphy’s Law, this might help overcome the “it will never happen to me” belief that many people hold. It is not true that accidents only happen to people who are irresponsible or ‘sloppy’. The incidents and accidents described in this training show that experienced, well-respected individuals can make errors, and accidents can occur in organisations previously thought to be “safe”.