Preventing Corporate Accidents: An Ethical Approach

ISBN-13: 9780750680622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 376 str.

Barry Whittingham

Opis

Makes the case for a more holistic and ethical approach to improving corporate systems as a whole. This book shows how major accidents can result from human error and defects in corporate systems. It describes accident prevention strategies, from safety culture, safety management systems, foresight and planning to safety regulations.

Spis treści

Part I - Companies at risk:
Management error
The corporate entity
Corporate ethics
Part II - Strategies to prevent corporate accidents:
Safety culture
Understand the risk
Safety regulation
Safety management
The learning organization
Corporate social responsibility
Conclusions
Appendices:
Case studies in corporate manslaughter
Case studies in corporate accidents
Safety management tables
Index

O autorze

R.B. Whittingham