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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781046903321

Autore

Sutherland Valerie J

Titolo

The management of safety [[electronic resource] ] : the behavioural approach to changing organizations / / Valerie J. Sutherland, Peter J. Makin and Charles J. Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-4462-1980-1

0-7619-6613-7

1-282-55994-X

9786612559945

1-85702-224-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 153 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

MakinPeter J

CoxCharles

Disciplina

658.382

Soggetti

Industrial safety

Industrial safety - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-149) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; 1 - The Need for Change; 2 - Personality, Attitudes and Climate; 3 - Behaviour and its Consequences: The Theory of the Behaviour-based Approach; 4 - The Behaviour-based Approach in Practice: First Experiences and Development of the Model; 5 - Applying the Behavioural Approach to Safety; 6 - Managing the Change; 7 - Beyond Safety: Wider Applications of the Behavioural Approach; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Existing safety management methods have not had the anticipated impact of reducing accident rates at work. This is an introduction to the new behaviour based approach to safety management and quality improvement.