> NASA's attention to detail certainly does reduce the risk involved
Bureaucracy and several layers of subcontractors is not the same as "attention to detail". You can easily have the latter while avoiding the former; I'd even argue that bureaucracy is dangerous in this context, since it maximizes ass-covering and minimizes personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is still the best way to ensure attention to detail.
> There's no evidence of that whatsoever. OSHA, for example, has vastly reduced workplace fatalities and injuries.
My statement was in the context of human space flight. When an astronaut dies during a mission, that will have a massive impact on the company's reputation, unlike some construction site accident. OSHA does not apply to space flight missions.
Compare commercial airplanes: Whenever a plane crashes, you'll be sure to hear about it and which airline it belonged to.
Bureaucracy and several layers of subcontractors is not the same as "attention to detail". You can easily have the latter while avoiding the former; I'd even argue that bureaucracy is dangerous in this context, since it maximizes ass-covering and minimizes personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is still the best way to ensure attention to detail.
> There's no evidence of that whatsoever. OSHA, for example, has vastly reduced workplace fatalities and injuries.
My statement was in the context of human space flight. When an astronaut dies during a mission, that will have a massive impact on the company's reputation, unlike some construction site accident. OSHA does not apply to space flight missions.
Compare commercial airplanes: Whenever a plane crashes, you'll be sure to hear about it and which airline it belonged to.