Another related concept I just stumbled upon is the “Swiss cheese model of accident causation”. According to Wikipedia, this is:
a model used in risk analysis and risk management, including aviation safety, engineering, healthcare, emergency service organizations, and as the principle behind layered security, as used in computer security and defense in depth. It likens human systems to multiple slices of swiss cheese, stacked side by side, in which the risk of a threat becoming a reality is mitigated by the differing layers and types of defenses which are “layered” behind each other. Therefore, in theory, lapses and weaknesses in one defense do not allow a risk to materialize, since other defenses also exist, to prevent a single point of failure.
[...] The Swiss cheese model of accident causation illustrates that, although many layers of defense lie between hazards and accidents, there are flaws in each layer that, if aligned, can allow the accident to occur.
Another related concept I just stumbled upon is the “Swiss cheese model of accident causation”. According to Wikipedia, this is:
This is referenced in a viral image about preventing covid-19 infections.