After experiencing a near‑collision at sea, Dr Nippin Anand developed a lifelong passion for event investigation, focusing on how failure can be turned into opportunities for learning and change. Through his examination of the 2012 Costa Concordia accident, and his exclusive interview with the Captain who was vilified for the unfolding events, he asks if we are truly learning from accidents or whether scapegoating provides more comfort and certainty to society rather than learning. To promote better learning, should we not be taking a more transdisciplinary approach? Safety Sciences is inherently embedded in Material Ethics (i.e. Deontology, Behaviourism, Positivism and Empiricism), which reduces human beings to objects and hazards. In this article Nippin discusses the need to embrace the Ethics of Personhood.
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