Tutorial T1
T1: The subjectivity that we bring to risk analysis and how we can neutralise it
Thursday 25th September, 9:00 - 12:30
Tutorial Leader
Felix Redmill (UK)
Description
Felix will demonstrate how, without realising it, we bring subjectivity to all aspects of risk analysis and risk management - and, indeed, to all decision making. He will cover all stages of the process and provide examples. He will explain the psychological mechanisms by which biases are created in us, so that we can be aware of our own subjective influences. He will also consider the measures that we can take to neutralise them at all stages of risk analysis and management. The tutorial will be enlightening to both practitioners and academics at all levels of safety engineering and management.
Short Bio
Felix Redmill is a consultant in Risk and Safety Management, with a special interest in the psychological aspects of risk. He has lectured at several universities, provided training to industry, and been invited to speak in several countries. Before consulting, he spent more than 20 years in industry, as engineer and manager, and he has been a member of the European Workshop on Industrial Computer Systems (EWICS TC7 - the organiser of SAFECOMP) since 1983. He is a Fellow of both the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the British Computer Society.