Contracting and Safety - Exploring Outsourcing Practices in High-Hazard Industries (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)

This open access book examines the increase in outsourcing, contracting and subcontracting as ways of organising work. It explores the impact of these employment arrangements on public safety, particularly when they are linked to complex supply networks in a range of engineering industries including oil and gas, nuclear power and aviation. The brief provides practical recommendations on how best to manage arrangements that target short-term profitability and also maintain excellence in long-term safety outcomes. The brief is a source of advice for organisations on how to maximise the benefits and minimise long-term system reliability issues that can be introduced by contracting and outsourcing, rather than assuming it to be a wholly negative or positive practice. Contracting and Safety comprises qualitative, empirical studies focusing on high-reliability organisation. As such, this brief provides a rich picture of the experience of working in complex supply chains. It will be of interest to researchers in industrial safety, as well as safety professionals and project managers within engineering industries.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Jan Hayes • Stephanie Tillement
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	116
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-089791-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Purchasing & supply management Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Production engineering > Reliability engineering
LSN:	3-03-089791-5
Barcode:	9783030897918

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