Flying

Normalization of Deviance Can Cause Problems for Pilots

The normalization of deviance was discussed often at the Spring to Proficiency 2024 IFR Clinic put on by Community Aviation at the EAA Pilot Proficiency Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [Shutterstock] ...
Firehouse

FHExpo: Firefighters Need to Avoid 'Normalization of Deviance'

BALTIMORE, Md. – By their very nature, firefighters are deviants – but in a good way. So it’s almost natural there’s a “normalization of deviance” in the fire service. Lt. John Dixon, a fire ...
Firehouse

The Firehouse Yak: Grant Tinker - The Habit of Risk: Normalization of Deviance in the Fire Service

Peter Matthews talks with Battalion Chief Grant Tinker about the normalization of deviance, often mistaken for complacency, and how deeper in the fire service and carries serious consequences. In this ...
Flying

Normalization of Deviance Can Cause Problems for Pilots

Normalization of deviance is the process by which individuals and organizations gradually accept substandard practices, rationalizing them until they become the new, dangerous norm and increase the ...