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How do accidents and disasters occur? How has knowledge of accident
processes evolved? A significant improvement in safety has occurred
during the past century, with the number of accidents falling
spectacularly within industry, aviation and road traffic. This
progress has been gradual in the context of a changing society. The
improvements are partly due to a better understanding of the
accident processes that ultimately lead to damage. This book shows
how contemporary crises instigated the development of safety
knowledge and how the safety sciences pieced their theories
together by research, by experience and by taking ideas from other
domains. From Safety to Safety Science details 150 years of
knowledge development in the safety sciences. The authors have
rigorously extracted the essence of safety knowledge development
from more than 2,500 articles to provide a unique overview and
insight into the background and usability of safety theories, as
well as modelling how they developed and how they are used today.
Extensive appendices and references provide an additional dimension
to support further scholarly work in this field. The book is
divided into clear time periods to make it an accessible piece of
science history that will be invaluable to both new and experienced
safety researchers, to safety courses and education, and to learned
practitioners.
Safety is an important aspect of everyday business operations. It
can have an impact on the operations of an enterprise as well as
the wellbeing of the workers. Literature shows that SMEs face extra
problems in this area due to limited resources and lack of
knowledge. A potential accident on the premises, in many cases, has
devastating consequences. SMEs make up the vast majority of private
companies in the EU and beyond. Despite the importance of the
issue, the information found in literature is scattered and often
not aimed at SMEs. This book aims to gather the latest information
and become the full reference point for designing and adopting an
appropriate safety strategy for SMEs.
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