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This book aims to encourage a more reflective, multidisciplinary
approach to public safety, and the 'reenfranchisement' of those
affected by this new phenomenon. Over the past decade health and
safety has become a major issue of public interest. There are
countless stories of health and safety activities interfering with
public life, preventing some beneficial activity from taking place
- even creating absurd or dangerous situations. On the one hand,
risk assessment, properly conducted, is highly beneficial - it
saves lives and prevents injuries. But on the other, it can damage
public life. Why has this come about, and does it have to be like
that? The authors examine the origins of the problem, look
critically at the tools used by safety assessors and their
underlying assumptions, and consider important differences between
public life and industry (where the approaches largely originated).
They illuminate the whole with an analysis of legal requirements,
attitudes of stakeholders, and recent research on risk perception
and decision making. The result is a profound and important
analysis of risk and safety culture and a framework for managing
public safety more effectively.
This book aims to encourage a more reflective, multidisciplinary
approach to public safety, and the 'reenfranchisement' of those
affected by this new phenomenon. Over the past decade health and
safety has become a major issue of public interest. There are
countless stories of health and safety activities interfering with
public life, preventing some beneficial activity from taking place
- even creating absurd or dangerous situations. On the one hand,
risk assessment, properly conducted, is highly beneficial - it save
lives and prevents injuries. But on the other, it can damage public
life. Why has this come about, and does it have to be like that?
The authors examine the origins of the problem, look critically at
the tools used by safety assessors and their underlying
assumptions, and consider important differences between public life
and industry (where the approaches largely originated). They
illuminate the whole with an analysis of legal requirements,
attitudes of stakeholders, and recent research on risk perception
and decision making. The result is a profound and important
analysis of risk and safety culture and a framework for managing
public safety more effectively.
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