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2021-05

Is expertise dangerous?

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A response to René Amalberti

Rule-based & managed safety

Industrial Safety "Tribunes"

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24/02/2021
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6 pages
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Jean Pariès

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Abstract

In a previous Industrial Safety Opinion Piece (2021–03), René Amalberti argues that there could be a causal link between expertise, autonomy, risk-taking and accidents. In response, Jean Pariès puts forward a different point of view. In addition to challenging the causal link between expertise and accidents, and asserting the benefits of expertise for safety, he suggests that we can integrate super experts into organizations by using their meta-competencies and by relying on the workforce.

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