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Accident prevention is a broad issue and covers a wide range of types of industry and activity. It can be dealt with in a number of ways, and this book focuses on one of them: the use of experience feedback. This means employing the tool of safety, health and the environment (SHE) information system. Students, health and safety experts and high level practitioners should find this a useful introduction to the basic principles of feedback control and accident diagnosis. It also introduces the various methods and tools of SHE practice, including methods of accidents and near-accident Reporting and investigation, and workplace inspections and SHE analysis and audits. It should also help the assessment of the potentials and limitations of a number of existing techniques. Finally guidance is given on the implementation of a computer supported SHE information system. The book is illustrated with cases describing applications during design, construction and operation. Throughout there is a balance between guidance on SHE practice and a comprehensive presentation of alternative solutions. Key Features: * combines a highly successful lecture course with sophisticated practice * written in a basic "how to" approach * provides a comprehensive survey of theory and practice * fully international case studies eBook available with sample pages: 0203186176
This new edition comes after about 15 years of development in the
field of safety science and practice. The book addresses the
question of how to improve risk assessments, investigations, and
organizational learning inside companies in order to prevent
unwanted occurrences. The book helps the reader in analyzing the
subject from different scientific perspectives to demonstrate how
they contribute to an overall understanding. It also gives a
comprehensive overview of different methods and tools for use in
safety practice and helps the reader in analyzing their scope,
merits, and shortcomings. The book raises a number of critical
issues to be addressed in the improvement process.
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