All accidents are preventable, only if they were predicted to happen. You can’t intervene or manage a situation unless you had the foresight it was coming.
On March 24th, a luxury cruise ship carrying 1,400 passengers and crew arrived back into port in Tromso, Norway. It had returned from the brink of an unthinkable disaster. All four engines failed amidst high winds and rough seas. The ship floundered and was dangerously close of running aground.
After a long day at work, the journey home begins. We get into the sanctitude of our motor vehicle and start the welcomed drive home. Safe, cocooned in the world where we have control, we head off keen to get home to be with those we love. What happens next?
Have you ever wondered why the taps on your sink turn the way they do to open or shut the valve? or why kitchen units are basically the same height around the world? The chances are you never think about the height and position of the screen on the ATM as you withdraw your hard-earned dollar or how the books are organized in your local library. Why would you?
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