Gareth LockWhat is the real purpose of accident investigation in diving? This blog explores how investigations balance learning, blame, prevention, and meaning after fatal accidents, using human factors, systems thinking, and real diving cases to challenge simplistic narratives.
Gareth LockA 2025 review and 2026 outlook from The Human Diver: milestones in Human Factors in Diving, global training, free resources, growth of the community, and what’s next including LFEO and the HF in Diving Conference. Reflect, learn, adapt — be better than yesterday.
Gareth LockSometimes we need to slow down. We need to recognise that biases are getting in the way. We need to engage System 2. This blog is all about slowing down. And that slowing down likely saved my life.
Failure is normal. And yet we have a real problem talking about it. Especially when getting to the nitty gritty about why the failure happened. Often in diving it is because 'rules' weren't being followed, and then the rocks start flying...
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