Practice question
In James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model of human error, what do the holes in the cheese slices represent?
- Active failures and latent conditions that represent gaps in safety defenses
- The different controllers working a shift in the radar room
- The direct checkpoints that catch and stop pilot errors
- The radar coverage gaps in oceanic sectors
Answer: A — Active failures and latent conditions that represent gaps in safety defenses
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