The conventional interpretation of safety, known as Safety-I, denotes
a condition where as little as possible goes wrong, and the focus of
practical efforts in management or analysis is on the occurrence of
unacceptable outcomes and on how to reduce their number to an
acceptable level, ideally zero. The emphasis is therefore on how to
manage safety as such, as seen in the ubiquitous safety management
systems (SMS). As Professor James Reason astutely points out, this
raises the interesting question of how it is possible to learn about
something, let alone manage it, if it is studied only in situations in
which it is absent. The solution proposed by and described in this
book is to stop using safety as a noun and instead use it as an
adverb: safely. Now often referred to as Safety-II, this solution is
the logical consequence of resilience engineering and will require new
methods, several of which already exist and have proved their worth in
practice for years. The question ceases being what to manage and
becomes how to manage. Managing safety is protective, hence a
non-productive cost, which at best avoids a loss. Conversely, managing
safely is productive and can generate revenue in addition to
preventing or avoiding losses; aviation and mining are prime examples.
From Safety to Safely provides a practical perspective on managing
safely, illustrating a practical form of synesis. It offers a new
understanding of safety, combining concerns for productivity and
safety rather than juxtaposing them, and it shows how to manage
complex industrial and social systems in the spirit of resilience
engineering and synesis. It is the first book to completely dispense
with the loaded term "safety" while offering a practical and viable
alternative. Spoiler alert: this book does not mention or analyse any
celebrated accidents. This book is for all middle and senior managers,
board members, and independent consultants seeking to ensure safe,
revenue-generating operations.
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Principles and Practice of Systemic Potentials Management
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781040159712
Publisert
2024
Utgave
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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