#370 – RISKS INHERENT IN MODERN SOCIETY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Just how safe is “safe”? Should working in a chemical plant have the same level of risk as skydiving (which kills about 40 people per year in the U.S.A Should working in a plant be as safe as driving your car? Or should it be as safe as flying in a plane, which is safer than driving a car by two orders of magnitude? Continue reading

#369 – SAUDI ARAMCO: ANOTHER RANSOM DEMAND – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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My client Saudi Arabian Aramco is the world’s most-valuable oil producer has confirmed that some company files were leaked after hackers reportedly demanded a $50 million ransom, this is not the first time, last time the total cost of the Incident cost one $ Billion Continue reading

#368 – BUSINESS ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Ethics is about making choices that may not always feel good or seem like they benefit you but are the right choices to make. They are the choices that are examples of model citizens and examples of the golden rules. We’ve all heard the golden rules: Don’t hurt, don’t steal, don’t lie, or one of the most famous: Do unto others as you would have done to you. These are not just catchy phrases; these are words of wisdom that any productive member of society should strive to live by. Continue reading

#367 – MH 370 FLIGHT MYSTERY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

The disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing has become one of the greatest mysteries of aviation history-especially as no wreckage has been found after several years. There is only indirect evidence of its flight path for the latter part of its flight after contact was lost, of course there has been speculation as to the causes, so I thought I would add my own theory to the mix. Continue reading

#366 – INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Investigations of industrial accidents have found that a large number occurred during an interruption of production while an operator was trying to maintain or restart production. In each case the dangerous situation was created by a desire to save time and ease operations. In each case, the company’s safety rules were violated. Continue reading