EditorialDon’t Normalize Deviance

Don’t Normalize Deviance

It’s easy for bad things to happen when you get complacent and start accepting unsafe behaviors.

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Don’t Normalize Deviance

In January 1986 a significant and tragic event happened that was completely preventable. The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after taking off killing all seven on board. It didn’t have to happen.

In her book The Challenger Launch Decision, sociologist Dr. Diane...

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