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Human error and narrow escapes in military training exercises

15/3/2014

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Royal Artillery firing 105mm Light Guns on exerciseFiring 105mm guns on exercise (image: MoD)
It's been a bad week in the news for the UK's military. Two human-related mishaps during training exercises could have had serious consequences. In the first incident, on Salisbury Plain, a 105mm round was fired towards the safe test firing area but because the wrong charge was used it went "much further" - 5 miles further. It exploded in a farmer's field, just 300m short of the main railway line. See the news story on the BBC website.
In the second incident, a torpedo was accidentally launched from HMS Argyll inside Devonport naval base. The torpedo was an unarmed version used for testing drills, so did not explode when it impacted a safety fence. See the news story here.
In both cases, the investigations have been launched to try to understand the causal factors.


See our pages on incident investigation and common causes of human error to see how we are helping organisations manage the 'human factor' in their business.

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