Explain what is meant by the term normal accident

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Part 1: Read the article titled "Blowup" by Malcolm Gladwell (posted on Canvas).

Question a) Explain what is meant by the term "normal accident".

Question b) Why does our ever-growing reliance on complex safety systems in many aspects of our lives (e.g. antilock braking systems, network firewalls, smoke detectors, etc.) actually encourage people to take more risks than they would have otherwise?

Part 2: Read the article titled "No One Knew He Was There" on the EHS Today :

Question a) How was Garcia killed? What was the official cause of death? Who was ultimately responsible for Garcia's death?

Question b) List at least four general behaviors or actions that Garcia took, which violated accepted industry safe practices for work in confined spaces. (do not simply list four missing items of PPE, etc.)

Question c) Explain what was meant by "near-miss confined space fatality" in the article.

Question d) What is the main subject of the legal dispute between Garcia's family and Reynolds?

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