Practice question

In James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model of human error, what do the holes in the cheese slices represent?

  1. Active failures and latent conditions that represent gaps in safety defenses
  2. The different controllers working a shift in the radar room
  3. The direct checkpoints that catch and stop pilot errors
  4. The radar coverage gaps in oceanic sectors

Answer: A — Active failures and latent conditions that represent gaps in safety defenses

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