Stewart Kidd
1 Articles0 CommentsStewart Kidd is a loss prevention consultant with extensive experience of managing fire safety and security in the Middle and Far East. He is presently the insurers’ fire expert for the construction of the new King Abdul Aziz Airport in Jeddah. He previously advised on construction fire safety for the Burj Khalifa, the Shard and Heathrow Terminal 2.
The law of unintended consequences
It’s a well-established phenomenon that legislation, technical advances and major decisions are often found to produce negative, unforeseen consequences. The best examples are often found in decisions taken without studying all the facts. For example, during China’s Cultural Revolution, the…