Systems-thinking for Safety - A short introduction to the theory and practice of systems-thinking. (Paperback, New edition)

A manifesto for the systems-thinking-informed approach to incident and accident investigation, this accessible text is aimed at experts and generalists. A Glossary of Terms explains key concepts. The premise is both unoriginal and original. Unoriginal, because it stands on the shoulders of systems-thinking pioneers - Barry Turner, Bruno Latour, Charles Perrow, Erik Hollnagel, Diane Vaughan and other luminaries. Original, because it is populist: The Systems-thinking for Safety series shows how theoretical insights can help make the world a safer place. Potentially, the series as a whole, and this manifesto text, have agency. True to its mission to affect change, the book uses case studies to demonstrate how systems-thinking can help stakeholders learn from incidents, accidents and near-misses. The case studies of, for example, the Piper Alpha and Deepwater Horizon offshore disasters, the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the United States Navy collisions and the Grenfell Tower fire, demonstrate the universal applicability of systems-thinking. The manifesto argues that the systems-thinking informed approach to incident, accident and near-miss investigation, while resource intensive and effortful, produces tangible safety benefits and, by ensuring that "right is done", delivers justice and closure.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Systems Thinking for Safety, 1
Release date:	May 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Simon Bennett
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	154
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-78874-377-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Safety in the home Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Occupational medicine
LSN:	1-78874-377-6
Barcode:	9781788743778

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