Culture Of Accidents
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Culture Of Accidents
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Author : Michael Witmore
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2002-09-01
Culture Of Accidents written by Michael Witmore and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-01 with Philosophy categories.
Collapsing buildings, unexpected meetings in the marketplace, monstrous births, encounters with pirates at sea—these and other unforeseen “accidents” at the turn of the seventeenth century in England acquired unprecedented significance in the early modern philosophical and cultural imagination. Drawing on intellectual history, cultural criticism, and rhetorical theory, this book chronicles the narrative transformation of “accident” from a philosophical dead end to an astonishing occasion for revelation and wonder in early modern religious life, dramatic practice, and experimental philosophy. Embracing the notion that accident was a concept with both learned and popular appeal, the book traces its evolution through Aristotelian, Scholastic, and Calvinist thought into a range of early modern texts. It suggests that for many English writers, accidental events raised fundamental questions about the nature of order in the world and the way that order should be apprehended. Alongside texts by such canonical figures as Shakespeare and Bacon, this study draws on several lesser-known authors of sensational news accounts about accidents that occurred around the turn of the seventeenth century. The result is a cultural anatomy of accidents as philosophical problem, theatrical conceit, spiritual landmark, and even a prototype for Baconian “experiment,” one that provides a fresh interpretation of the early modern engagement with contingency in intellectual and cultural terms.
Car Crash Culture
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Author : M. Brottman
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-30
Car Crash Culture written by M. Brottman and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with Social Science categories.
A morbidly fascinating and articulate collection of essays, this book explores the grim underside of America's cult of the automobile and the disturbing, frequently conspiratorial, speculations that arise whenever the car becomes the cause or the site of human death. Through analysis of fatal celebrity car accidents and other examples of death by automobile, as well as through personal memoir and forensic reports, cultural critics ponder our very human fascination with the car crash. Topics include the roles and experiences of passengers and bystanders, car crash conspiracy theories, the automobile as a site of murder, studies of car crash cinema, and psychological interpretations of the notion of the 'accident.' The book features original essays by such underground icons as Kenneth Anger and Adam Parfrey.
From Accidents To Zero
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Author : Andrew Sharman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-20
From Accidents To Zero written by Andrew Sharman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-20 with Business & Economics categories.
As leaders increasingly understand the importance of good safety practice to support their business objectives, safety and health practitioners develop better tools and solutions. However, there is still a gulf between these two groups where engagement, communication and shared understanding can be found lacking. From Accidents to Zero opens up the field of safety culture and breaks it down into bite-sized pieces to facilitate new, critical thought and inspire practical action. Based on the concept of creating safety, as opposed to just preventing accidents, each of the 26 chapters in this user-friendly book includes explanation, commentary, reflections and practical activities designed to systematically and sustainably improve workplace safety culture. Core topics range from behaviour to values, daily rituals to unsafe acts, felt leadership to trust. Andrew Sharman's practical guide blends current academic thinking with authoritative guidance and sets up the opportunity for all parts of the organization to close the gap by providing very clear steps to thinking and acting differently. It sparks insight into how both traditional methods and novel approaches can be brought to life in real world situations. From Accidents to Zero offers a clear route to culture change through over one hundred pragmatic ideas to motivate and lead people, influence behaviour and drive a positive evolution in workplace safety.
Changing The Workplace Safety Culture
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Author : Ron C. McKinnon
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2013-07-15
Changing The Workplace Safety Culture written by Ron C. McKinnon and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Despite the fact that workplaces have implemented and followed new safety innovations and approaches, the majority of them have seen little, if any, significant progress in the reduction of accidental deaths and injuries. Changing the Workplace Safety Culture demonstrates that changing the way an organization views and practices safety will impact
The Blame Machine Why Human Error Causes Accidents
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Author : Robert Whittingham
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2004-02-18
The Blame Machine Why Human Error Causes Accidents written by Robert Whittingham and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-18 with Technology & Engineering categories.
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.
Cultural Framework A New Perspective To Accident Investigation And Analysis
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Author : Helen Omole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-16
Cultural Framework A New Perspective To Accident Investigation And Analysis written by Helen Omole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with categories.
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, language: English, abstract: Cultural differences form the subject of this paper and propose a framework for exploring the role of culture in helicopter accidents. Cultural factors are not currently well represented in accident analysis. We lack a comprehensive model to explain the cause of the accident, especially in the context of different cultures. It is important to note that a modifier of human behaviour is the culture in which it takes place. Few studies have focused on the socio-cultural interactions and implications in the aviation industry at the crew, organisation and other levels. No comprehensive study has been carried out to identify the cultural themes within the interactive system. In particular, no study primarily focuses on the cultural influences leading to the identified performance variability within the investigation proceedings. The cultural framework syntheses different theories and establishes that cultural factors can be effective identified during investigation processes. The study that defines and identifies these cultural influences is important for several reasons: first, it brings out the underlying cultural factors which leads to the accident. Secondly, it identifies the context in which the interaction took place, i.e. decision making.
Just Culture
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Author : Sidney Dekker
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2016-12-05
Just Culture written by Sidney Dekker and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Building on the success of the 2007 original, Dekker revises, enhances and expands his view of just culture for this second edition, additionally tackling the key issue of how justice is created inside organizations. The goal remains the same: to create an environment where learning and accountability are fairly and constructively balanced. The First Edition of Sidney Dekker’s Just Culture brought accident accountability and criminalization to a broader audience. It made people question, perhaps for the first time, the nature of personal culpability when organizational accidents occur. Having raised this awareness the author then discovered that while many organizations saw the fairness and value of creating a just culture they really struggled when it came to developing it: What should they do? How should they and their managers respond to incidents, errors, failures that happen on their watch? In this Second Edition, Dekker expands his view of just culture, additionally tackling the key issue of how justice is created inside organizations. The new book is structured quite differently. Chapter One asks, ’what is the right thing to do?’ - the basic moral question underpinning the issue. Ensuing chapters demonstrate how determining the ’right thing’ really depends on one’s viewpoint, and that there is not one ’true story’ but several. This naturally leads into the key issue of how justice is established inside organizations and the practical efforts needed to sustain it. The following chapters place just culture and criminalization in a societal context. Finally, the author reflects upon why we tend to blame individual people for systemic failures when in fact we bear collective responsibility. The changes to the text allow the author to explain the core elements of a just culture which he delineated so successfully in the First Edition and to explain how his original ideas have evolved. Dekker also introduces new material on ethics and on caring
The Organization Cultural Impact On Accidents
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Author : Salahuddin Razi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Organization Cultural Impact On Accidents written by Salahuddin Razi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Safety Cultures Safety Models
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Author : Claude Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-09-21
Safety Cultures Safety Models written by Claude Gilbert and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The objective of this book is to help at-risk organizations to decipher the “safety cloud”, and to position themselves in terms of operational decisions and improvement strategies in safety, considering the path already travelled, their context, objectives and constraints. What link can be established between safety culture and safety models in order to increase safety within companies carrying out dangerous activities? First, while the term “safety culture” is widely shared among the academic and industrial world, it leads to various interpretations and therefore different positioning when it comes to assess, improve or change it. Many safety theories, concepts, and models coexist today, being more or less appealing and/or directly useful to the industry. How, and based on which criteria, to choose from the available options? These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which benefits from the expertise of its worldwide famous authors in several industrial sectors.
Safety Culture Theory Method And Improvement
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Author : Stian Antonsen
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Safety Culture Theory Method And Improvement written by Stian Antonsen and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The aim of this book is to show how a cultural approach can contribute to the assessment, description and improvement of safety conditions in organizations. The relationship between organizational culture and safety, epitomized through the concept of 'safety culture', has undoubtedly become one of the hottest topics of both safety research and practical efforts to improve safety. By combining a general framework and five research projects, the author explores and further develops the theoretical, methodological and practical basis of the study of safety culture. What are the theoretical foundations of a cultural approach to safety? How can the relationship between organizational culture and safety be empirically investigated? What are the links between organizational culture and safety in actual organizations? How can a cultural approach contribute to the improvement of safety? These are the key questions the book seeks to answer with a unified and in-depth account of the concept of safety culture.