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Understanding the Ecological Validity of Relying Practice as a Basis for Risk Identification
T Anderson1, J S Busby2, M Rouncefield3
1Blue Stream Consulting Ltd, East Lodge, Edenhall, Penrith, Cumbria, UK.
Summary
This study examines how people rely on systems in hazardous environments. It found that how individuals interact with systems, or "relying practice," significantly impacts risk, regardless of system reliability.
Area of Science:
- Sociotechnical Systems Analysis
- Organizational Reliability Studies
- Risk Management in Hazardous Industries
Background:
- Understanding hazardous organizations' reliability is key to assessing their risk.
- High Reliability Organization theory illuminates conditions for reliability under demand.
- Risk is influenced by both the reliability of systems and how entities rely on them.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate
Main Methods:
- Observational fieldwork on an offshore oil and gas platform.
- Inductive, qualitative analysis of social practices.
- Focus on ecological validity of relying practices.
Main Results:
- Identified four categories of ecological validity in relying practice: responsiveness to formal organization, situational contingency, information asymmetry, and sociomateriality.
- Demonstrated that relying practices are responsive to environmental conditions.
- Highlighted the complex interplay between relying and being relied upon.
Conclusions:
- Ecological validity of relying practice is crucial for risk identification.
- Mismatches between relying practice and system reliability contribute to risk.
- Risk assessment must consider how relying practices adapt (or fail to adapt) to circumstances.
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