Foundations of Safety Science

A Century of Understanding Accidents and Disasters

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Industrial Health & Safety
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Author: Sidney Dekker ISBN: 9781351059770
Publisher: CRC Press Publication: April 9, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Sidney Dekker
ISBN: 9781351059770
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication: April 9, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

How are today’s ‘hearts and minds’ programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people’s moral and mental deficits? What do Heinrich’s ‘unsafe acts’ from the 1930’s have in common with the Swiss cheese model of the early 1990’s? Why was the reinvention of human factors in the 1940’s such an important event in the development of safety thinking? What makes many of our current systems so complex and impervious to Tayloristic safety interventions? ‘Foundations of Safety Science’ covers the origins of major schools of safety thinking, and traces the heritage and interlinkages of the ideas that make up safety science today.

Features

  • Offers a comprehensive overview of the theoretical foundations of safety science

    Provides balanced treatment of approaches since the early 20th century, showing interlinkages and cross-connections

    Includes an overview and key points at the beginning of each chapter and study questions at the end to support teaching use

    Uses an accessible style, using technical language where necessary

    Concentrates on the philosophical and historical traditions and assumptions that underlie all safety approaches

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How are today’s ‘hearts and minds’ programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people’s moral and mental deficits? What do Heinrich’s ‘unsafe acts’ from the 1930’s have in common with the Swiss cheese model of the early 1990’s? Why was the reinvention of human factors in the 1940’s such an important event in the development of safety thinking? What makes many of our current systems so complex and impervious to Tayloristic safety interventions? ‘Foundations of Safety Science’ covers the origins of major schools of safety thinking, and traces the heritage and interlinkages of the ideas that make up safety science today.

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