Organizational Accidents Revisited
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472447689 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Where the 1997 book focused largely upon the systemic factors underlying organizational accidents, this complementary follow-up goes beyond this to examine what can be done to improve the ’error wisdom’ and risk awareness of those on the spot; they are often the last line of defence and so have the power to halt the accident trajectory before it can cause damage. The book concludes by advocating that system safety should require the integration of systemic factors (collective mindfulness) with individual mental skills (personal mindfulness).. These analyses provide the ’raw data’ for the process of drilling d
He is consultant to numerous organizations throughout the world, sought after as a keynote speaker at international conferences and author of several renowned books including Human Error (CUP, 1990), The Human Contribution (Ashgate, 2008) and A Life in Error (Ashgate, 2013). . About the Author James Reason is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Manchester, England
. James Reason is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Manchester, England. He is consultant to numerous organizations throughout the world, sought after as a keynote speaker at international conferences and author of several renowned books including Human Error (CUP, 1990), The Human Contribution (Ashgate, 2008) and A Life in Error (Ashgate, 2013)
Steve Vigus said A solid reference for avoiding process errors. Good scientific reference for understanding how accidents occur and how they can be avoided. This is applicable to lots of industries, not only from a safety perspective, but to reduce errors in other aspects of business and operations as well. Not the easiest read due to the amount of information that it contains b. Four Stars Great easy to read refresher.. J. Wilson said Five Stars. Leading edge thinking on accident causation