Conference presentation
A fine line between pleasure and pain: applying a systems analysis to the Kimberly ultramarathon fire
USC Research Week, 2015 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 13-Jul-2015–16-Jul-2015)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2015
Abstract
The Kimberly ultramarathon was a tragic incident in which a bushfire trapped and severely injured five athletes. Rasmussen's [1] risk management framework and accompanying Accimap method have been shown to be appropriate for understanding adverse events in a range of areas, including outdoor recreation [2, 3]. This paper presents an Accimap analysis of the Kimberly ultramarathon incident, which in turn is used to examine whether Rasmussen's framework is appropriate in the extreme sports event context. The analysis shows that features of the ultramarathon incident are consistent with Rasmussen's [1] model of accident causation in sociotechnical systems. The incident was caused by multiple, interacting factors across the wider sporting event system. Moreover, the characteristics of the incident were found to map onto the key tenets of accident causation described by Rasmussen. This article demonstrates that systems accident analysis methods are appropriate for examining extreme sporting event incidents. Specifically, the Accimap demonstrates the systems approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of the causal relationships between factors involved in the Kimberly ultramarathon fire. The implications for the design and delivery of extreme sports events are discussed1. Rasmussen, J., Risk management in a dynamic society: A modelling problem. Safety Science, 1997. 27(2/3): p. 183-213. 2. Salmon, P.M., et al., Injury causation in the great outdoors: A systems analysis of led outdoor activity injury incidents. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2014. 63: p. 111-120. 3. Salmon, P.M., M. Cornelissen, and M.J. Trotter, Systems-based accident analysis methods: A comparison of Accimap, HFACS, and STAMP. Safety Science, 2012. 50(4): p. 1158-1170
Details
- Title
- A fine line between pleasure and pain: applying a systems analysis to the Kimberly ultramarathon fire
- Authors
- Eryn L Grant (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessNatassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessPaul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Conference details
- USC Research Week, 2015 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 13-Jul-2015–16-Jul-2015)
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2015
- Copyright note
- Copyright © The Author.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449550502621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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