UID:
almahu_9949891068902882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations, maps
ISBN:
9781000486780
,
1000486788
,
9781003001379
,
1003001378
,
9781000486810
,
1000486818
Content:
"How do accidents and disasters occur? How has knowledge on accident processes evolved? A significant improvement in safety has occurred during the last 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"--
Note:
The birth of occupational safety, safety and social struggle (19th century-1910) -- Accident proneness, safety by inspection (1910-1930) -- Dominos, safety by technique -- prevention (1931-1950) -- Prevention, behaviour and the makeable man (1950 -- 1970) -- Risk, safety and organisation -- management (1970-1990) -- Risk and management, safety by organisation (1970-1990).
Additional Edition:
Print version: Swuste, P. From safety to safety science Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021 ISBN 9780367431228
Language:
English
Keywords:
History
DOI:
10.4324/9781003001379
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003001379
