Risky work environments reappraising human work within fallible systems

Risky Work Environments provides new insights into the multiple and dynamic trajectories of both near misses and mistakes in complex work environments, based on actual case examples. It also studies the interactions between various activity systems or work practices (design, maintenance, incident in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Owen, Christine (-)
Otros Autores: Beguin, Pascal, Wackers, G. L. (Ger L.)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, VT : Ashgate c2009.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Risky Work Environments provides new insights into the multiple and dynamic trajectories of both near misses and mistakes in complex work environments, based on actual case examples. It also studies the interactions between various activity systems or work practices (design, maintenance, incident investigation, regulation, operation) and their consequences for operational performance. The role of rules and regulations is explored, considering the consequences of deviations and the limitations of enforced compliance. Further, the book explains how to search for, think about and act on informati
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (227 p.)
ISBN:9781317062530
9781315606606
9781282054394
9786612054396
9780754694113