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Book Description

Time-pressed, professionals looking for practical guidance to shape their current or future safety programs should use this book. Pre-Accident Investigations: An Introduction to Organizational Safety helps to identify complex potential incidents before they take place. Based around the ’New View’ of human error, it offers established human performance theory in a highly practical context. Written in an engaging, conversational style, around several case studies, the book is grounded in reality, with examples with which anyone can identify. It is an ideal aid for senior safety executives who want to spread the safety message among their colleagues. It is also an excellent choice for course tutors looking for a narrative-led primer.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Foreword: A Context Setting Discussion
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. 1 A Story of a Failure
  13. 2 Why Think about Failure at All, Let Alone Think “Differently” about Failure?
    1. Case Study: The Titanic: A Story to Help You Rethink How You Think About Failure
  14. 3 Change the Way Your Organization Reacts to Failure
    1. Pre-Accident Investigation Tool
    2. Case Study: Aviation Accidents are the Unexpected Combination of Normal Aviation Variability
  15. 4 Workers Don’t Cause Failure, Workers Trigger Failure
  16. 5 Change is Better When You Manage Change—And Change Needs to be Managed
    1. Case Study: Nine Senior Managers, a Million Different Opinions on How to Handle a Problem…and Nobody Willing to Change
  17. 6 Thinking about Where Failure Will Happen
    1. Case Study: A Crashing Limb: Thinking about where Failure will Happen
  18. 7 Fundamentals Training: Introducing the “New View” to Your Old Crew
    1. Case Study: How to Win Friends and Influence Workers
  19. 8 Starting the Journey—The First Steps
  20. 9 The Four Things that Matter
  21. Conclusion
  22. Basic Reading List for Human Performance
  23. Index
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