Building on Overrun's post, and the above SMS discussions, yes, SRG's CAP 781 (i've read it) is good and the various revisions and discussions behind the scenes in its revision didn't go unnoticed. But in the scheme of things you are still left with the fact that its is just a document. A good document, but it requires that people read it, believe in it, understand it, and implement it.
There is a famous graph (which I can't seem to find, maybe Overrun has a copy) that shows how industry in general has progressively improved safety and lowered incident rates over time, firstly through the application of better engineering and hardware, then when the law of diminishing returns kicked in, through management systems, and thence to culture and behaviour. CAP 781 represents the middle one. Without a fundamental change in culture, the lessons of BRS will soon fade and improvements will stall.
Pinkman
Last edited by Pinkman; 17th Jan 2009 at 12:04.