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SH159: The best is the enemy of the good
In this episode, a newly qualified Human Factors in Diving Instructor shares their journey of grappling with impostor syndrome and the chall…
1 year ago
SH158: Predictive Profiling & diving: “what deviates, deserves attention!”
This episode dives into the critical importance of recognizing deviations from the norm in diving, a concept rooted in situational awareness…
1 year ago
SH157: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
In this episode, we explore the pitfalls of blindly trusting technology through two cautionary tales—one about a GPS mishap in snowy Quebec …
1 year ago
SH156: CCR pre-dive checks and checklists are not always enough to prevent an equipment-based accident!
In this episode, we explore how safety in diving is not just about avoiding accidents but about building systems that can fail safely. Drawi…
1 year ago
SH155: How safe is your diving?
In this episode, we dive into the concept of psychological safety and its critical role in diving and team performance. Psychological safety…
1 year ago
SH154: The Importance of Decision Making in Setting Goals: Ensuring “The Juice is worth the Squeeze”
In this episode, we explore the double-edged nature of goal setting—how it drives achievement but can also lead to risky decisions when pres…
1 year, 1 month ago
SH153: Why ‘They should have’, ‘...could have’ or ‘I would have..’ do not improve diving safety
In this episode, we explore the concept of counterfactual reasoning—our tendency to imagine how incidents could have been avoided by differe…
1 year, 1 month ago
SH152: The Bend is Uninteresting...The Related Decisions Are Much More So
In this episode, we explore a personal account of a Gareth’s experience with decompression sickness (DCS) and the critical decision-making p…
1 year, 1 month ago
SH151: When the holes line up...
In this episode, we explore Professor James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model, which helps explain how incidents occur when multiple safety barrie…
1 year, 1 month ago
SH150: Are you a good enough diver?
In this episode, we dive into the concept of "good enough" in diving and how it relates to decision-making, risk, and safety. We explore why…
1 year, 1 month ago