Gareth LockThe same statement can be a cause, a reason, or an excuse. The words don't change. What was the intent of the words? This blog draws the lines between the three, showing why incident conversations keep getting stuck on them, and need to move on
Gareth LockEvery diving incident report has a stop-rule, an invisible line where analysis ends. This blog draws on safety science studies to show how cause is socially constructed, and why the diving community's "lessons learned" are shaped by who is looking
Gareth LockWhy does the diving community react to a fatality the way it does? A Tennessee fatal medication error, a Maldives cave, and the structural conditions both events share. The conditions that led to six diving deaths happen regularly but not together.
Gareth LockMost rule-breaking in diving isn't carelessness — it's a worn path the system often depends on. Why organisational deviation and individual shortcuts look identical after a bad outcome, and why telling them apart is an important safety conversation.
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