Accident precursor analysis and management : reducing technological risk through diligence / / James R. Phimister, Vicki M. Bier, Howard C. Kunreuther, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826300303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004
• ISBN: 0-309-16579-2; 1-280-20864-3; 9786610208647; 0-309-53218-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 208 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): BierVicki M; KunreutherHoward; PhimisterJames R
• Disciplina: 620.8/6
• Soggetti: Industrial safety; Technology - Risk assessment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "National Academy of Engineering of the national academies."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Review Process -- Contents -- Section I Committee Summary Report -- The Accident Precursors Project: Overview and Recommendations -- Section II Keynote Speakers -- The Opportunity of Precursors--JAMES P. BAGIAN -- On Signals, Response, and Risk Mitigation: A Probabilistic Approach to the Detection and Analysis of Precursors--ELISABETH PATÉ-CORNELL -- Section III Risk Assessment -- Understanding Accident Precursors--MICHAL TAMUZ -- Defining and Analyzing Precursors--WILLIAM R. CORCORAN -- Nuclear Accident Precursor Assessment: The Accident Sequence Precursor Program--MARTIN B. SATTISON -- Section IV Risk Management -- Inherently Safer Design--DENNIS C. HENDERSHOT -- Checking for Biases in Incident Reporting--TJERK VAN DER SCHAAF and LISETTE KANSE -- Knowledge Management in High-Hazard Industries: Accident Precursors as Practice--JOHN S. CARROLL -- Section V Linking Risk Assessment and Risk Management -- Cross-Industry Applications of a Confidential Reporting Model--LINDA J. CONNELL -- Stuck on a ; Plateau: A Common Problem--CHRISTOPHER A. HART -- Ensuring Robust Military Operations and Combating Terrorism Using Accident Precursor Concepts--YACOV Y. HAIMES -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Letters to the Committee -- Notes toward a Theory of Accident Precursors and Catastrophic System Failure--ROBERT A. FROSCH -- Corporate Cultures as Precursors to Accidents--RON WESTRUM -- Appendix B Workshop Agenda -- Appendix C Workshop Participants -- Appendix D A Note on Definitions -- Appendix E Biographies of Authors -- Appendix F Biographies of Committee Members.