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Systems-thinking for Safety: A short introduction to the theory and practice of systems-thinking.
Contributor(s): Bennett, Simon (Other), Bennett, Simon (Author)
ISBN: 1788743776     ISBN-13: 9781788743778
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
OUR PRICE:   $42.08  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Occupational & Industrial Medicine
- Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general)
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 363.120
LCCN: 2018058175
Series: Systems Thinking for Safety
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.55 lbs) 154 pages
 
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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-Mégantic 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.