A Investigação de Acidentes Industriais: Uma entrevista com Michel Llory

Abstract

Michel Llory, engineer specialized in industrial safety and accidents, conceded an interview to Revista Saúde e Sociedade where he shares aspects of his personal and professional trajectory and discusses what paths should be taken by those who want to analyze and prevent industrial and occupational accidents. Michel Llory created the Risk Analysis Department at Electricité de France, enterprise responsible for the generation of electric energy in that country. This service was responsible for the applied researchs related to safety of French nuclear plants. Michel Llory wrote a large number of works about accident analysis, his passion, and some romances too. In this interview, he points out some questions about the investigation methodologies and the relationship between the enterprises' management and the risk of accidents and incidents; he also highlights the importance of a descriptive approach, of a personal, engaged narrative that retrieves the historical evolution of the enterprises' conditions and their context.