Introduction to Safety Science: People, Organisations, and Systems

ISBN-13: 9781032231969 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 304 str.

David O'Hare

Opis

The book is designed as an accessible and readable introduction to a rapidly expanding area that is in demand worldwide. This book takes readers on a 'journey' across three broad developments in safety science. It covers topics that focus on the individual including human error, risk, and the role of cognition in human performance.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Section One: Individuals 2. Risk 3. Human Error 4. Safety By Design Section Two: Organisations 5. Normal Accidents 6. High-Reliability Organizations 7. Normalisation of Deviance Section Three: Systems 8. Cognitive Engineering: Constraints and Boundaries 9. The Cybernetics of Safety: Information and Control 10. Resilience, Adaptability, and System Safety 11. Making Sense of Failure: Beyond Accident Investigation (with Karl Bridges)