[SystemSafety] systemsafety Digest, Vol 75, Issue 21 - Confidential vs Non-confidential reporting

[markndale at gmail.com]

Hi Mike,

The spread of confidential vs non-confidential reporting comes down to a few
key considerations, including:
1. trust in the organisation/system where the data is stored
2. what the information going to be used for, and who will have access to
it, for what purpose

There's a few useful papers I have collected over the years on this,
including the following. References documented in these will then provide
you with additional links that will help:
a. Safety Science 49 (2011) 121-127, The criminalization of human error in
aviation and healthcare: A review (Sidney Dekker)
b. Accident Analysis and Prevention 42 (2010) 1488-1497, The role of
organizational trust in safety climate's influence on organizational
outcomes
(Lisa Kath et al)
c. Boeing - Voluntary occurrence reporting (2013) (G. Hueto)

br
Mark

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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:44:39 +0100
From: Paul Sherwood <paul.sherwood at codethink.co.uk>
To: Mike Rothon <mike.rothon at certisa.com>
Cc: systemsafety at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
Subject: Re: [SystemSafety] Comparison of Confidential vs
	Non-Confidential Reporting Systems
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Hi Mike,
this is question is of particular interest to me, since I'm of the view that
there's nowhere near enough public information about how engineering for
safety is done, or how successful we are at it. 
Particularly in the technical industries I get the sense that folks are
often huddled together under under the blankets of non-disclosure-agreements
and impenetrable standards. I'm attempting to change that in a small way and
clearly others on this list are actively contributing to build up the body
of public knowledge on the topic, both here and elsewhere.

In response to your question, as far as I can tell no-one else has mentioned
what happens with regard to maritime accidents, so I hope that the following
will be of interest. As I understand it the general principle under
Admiralty Law [1] is that data is collected and made public based on
voluntary submissions. This data has been collected over a very long period
of time, so if someone were interested in a research project to undertake a
comparison, the MAIB reports [2] would be a relevant and useful input. The
most recent digest publication is at [3]

br
Paul

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_law
[2] https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports
[2]
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/a
ttachment_data/file/744072/2018_-_SD2_-_MAIB_Safety_Digest.pdf

On 2018-10-17 13:49, Mike Rothon wrote:
> I am looking for some recommended reading on the respective merits of 
> confidential and non-confidential (open?) reporting systems with 
> respect to 'safety events'.
> 
> Aviation is one sector that has generally embraced the confidential 
> reporting approach, whilst anecdotally I hear that it isn't (yet) used 
> so widely in the medical sector.
> 
> In general, I am trying to understand why it is considered to be 
> beneficial for aviation, but not necessarily elsewhere.
> 
> For example, is it just a natural human desire to know 'who done it'
> [sic] that prevents wider adoption, or does the fear of being named 
> and shamed encourage people to behave more 'safety consciously'?
> 
> I have made the usual Google search, but with surprisingly few results.
> 
> Thanks.......................Mike
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