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Pliers, pins and professionals

crushed hand pins out new dressing + wire 1 Dec 2009

Professionals in all walks of life anticipate problems, set protocol and adapt to change. The professionals at British Petroleum may have anticipated the recent oil leak in the Gulf.  They probably knew that things could go wrong in the world of oil and nature and machines.  In spite of their planning, it’s unlikely the scale of the disaster was predicted. In any event, no protocol was in place and their attitude toward the accident seemed casual. Continue reading