Renowned psychology professor James Reason, who popularized what is known as the Swiss cheese model, has died. Mistakes, ...

Mistakes happen, he theorized, because multiple vulnerabilities in a system align — like the holes in cheese — to create a recipe for disaster.

The concept is adapted from the original Swiss cheese model by James Reason. The layers are represented as protective safeguards (cheese) and weaknesses (holes). When an initiating event—one that ...

How many people need to be vaccinated before COVID-19 transmission starts to drop? Experts say at least 50% of the U.S. likely needs to be vaccinated before the infection rate starts to change.

The 'Swiss cheese model' is a metaphor used in risk analysis that literally looks like thin slices of yellow, holey cheese lined up in front of one another. The general analogy follows that the ...

Public health experts say good gun laws require multiple defence layers, advocating for risk management approach called the 'Swiss cheese model'.