Prevent accidents, train non-technical skills | Rhona Flin | TEDxDenHelder

When was the last time that you texted someone while driving? Almost 80% of serious or fatal accidents are due to human error. A mistake, carelessness or a deliberate action to ignore a protocol. It's not the technology that lets us down, but our own actions. Oil spills, medical faults, car accidents, most of them are human errors. Training in Non-technical skills show a remarkable decrease in accidents.

Rhona Flin (PhD, FBPsS, FRSE, FRAeS, FRCSEd) is Professor of Industrial Psychology, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University and Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology, University of Aberdeen. She carries out research and consultancy projects on human performance in high risk industries, looking at leadership, culture, team skills and decision making in healthcare, aviation and the energy industries.

[IamMunkk]

You could know everything about anything, but if you don't know how to properly communicate your knowledge, you might as well know nothing. Social skills are severely underrated in modern society.

[dimitrispapa]

i know that nobody cares but its my birthday today!!

[andrej]

The only way to prvent accidens is that to don't make mistakes ! So Watch out !

[cierraliftsish]

Especially in the medical field, you need technical skills! As a previous veterinary technician, I can vouch that these skills have helped me become more efficient at my job.

[winnielovestrash]

so if those doctors had listened to the nurses she would be alive? sadly not surprised. nurses are almost always looked down on by doctors

[salamanca]

Society is full of technicalities that don't make sense. Yours sincerely, a right brained person 😂

[marcoss]

pai do ceu, se aulher está falando em inglês pra legenda em inglês? que burrice pessoal. cadê as legendas em.outras línguas, somente inglês ? pra que?