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The Blame Machine describes how disasters and serious accidents
result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors. It
shows how such errors are preventable because they result from
defective systems within a company. From real incidents, you will
be able to identify common causes of human error and typical system
deficiencies that have led to these errors. On a larger scale, you
will be able to see where, in the organisational or management
systems, failure occurred so that you can avoid them.
The book also describes the existence of a 'blame culture' in many
organisations, which focuses on individual human error whilst
ignoring the system failures that caused it. The book shows how
this 'blame culture' has, in the case of a number of past
accidents, dominated the accident enquiry process hampering a
proper investigation of the underlying causes.
Suggestions are made about how progress can be made to develop a
more open culture in organisations, both through better
understanding of human error by managers and through increased
public awareness of the issues. The book brings together
documentary evidence from recent major incidents from all around
the world and within the Rail, Water, Aviation, Shipping, Chemical
and Nuclear industries.
Barry Whittingham has worked as a senior manager, design engineer
and consultant for the chemical, nuclear, offshore oil and gas,
railway and aviation sectors. He developed a career as a safety
consultant specializing in the human factors aspects of accident
causation. He is a member of the Human Factors in Reliability
Group, and a Fellow of the Safety and Reliability Society.
* Increases safety by showing how to remove blameand how to develop
foolproof safety systems
* Draws together documentary evidence of real accidents to
demonstrate the different types of human error, and preventative
actions
* Covers a range of disciplines - occupational psychology,
engineering, safety of major installations
The Blame Machine describes how disasters and serious accidents
result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors. It
shows how such errors are preventable because they result from
defective systems within a company. From real incidents, you will
be able to identify common causes of human error and typical system
deficiencies that have led to these errors. On a larger scale, you
will be able to see where, in the organisational or management
systems, failure occurred so that you can avoid them. The book also
describes the existence of a 'blame culture' in many organisations,
which focuses on individual human error whilst ignoring the system
failures that caused it. The book shows how this 'blame culture'
has, in the case of a number of past accidents, dominated the
accident enquiry process hampering a proper investigation of the
underlying causes. Suggestions are made about how progress can be
made to develop a more open culture in organisations, both through
better understanding of human error by managers and through
increased public awareness of the issues. The book brings together
documentary evidence from recent major incidents from all around
the world and within the Rail, Water, Aviation, Shipping, Chemical
and Nuclear industries.
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