This book explores the human contribution to the reliability and
resilience of complex, well-defended systems. Usually the human is
considered a hazard - a system component whose unsafe acts are
implicated in the majority of catastrophic breakdowns. However there
is another perspective that has been relatively little studied in its
own right - the human as hero, whose adaptations and compensations
bring troubled systems back from the brink of disaster time and again.
What, if anything, did these situations have in common? Can these
human abilities be ’bottled’ and passed on to others? The Human
Contribution is vital reading for all professionals in
high-consequence environments and for managers of any complex system.
The book draws its illustrative material from a wide variety of
hazardous domains, with the emphasis on healthcare reflecting the
author’s focus on patient safety over the last decade. All students
of human factors - however seasoned - will also find it an invaluable
and thought-provoking read.
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ISBN
9781351888103
Publisert
2020
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Vendor
CRC Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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