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PAPod 621 - March 2015 - Safety Differently: Sidney Decker on Moving Beyond Blame
24 October 2026

PAPod 621 - March 2015 - Safety Differently: Sidney Decker on Moving Beyond Blame

PreAccident Investigation Podcast

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Dr. Todd Conklin interviews Dr. Sidney Decker about his work on safety, accountability, and just culture. They discuss the Safety Differently approach: viewing people as solutions, addressing work conditions rather than behavior, and shifting from retributive to restorative justice.


Decker also covers cultural differences in safety practices across regions, the rise of compliance, and offers practical advice for safety and human factors professionals on understanding why actions made sense in context.


This is an historic podcast - enjoy the listen.