Risk-Taking, Prevention and Design: A Cross-Fertilization Approach

Approaches to designing life-critical systems often overlook the need for flexibility, especially in the face of failure. This book provides risk-management approaches and methods for combining prevention and design, focusing on human systems integration (HSI) flexibility. It discusses a transdisciplinary approach to risk management and proposes an early work analysis approach to address HSI issues. The book is written for graduate students and professionals in occupational health and safety, ergonomics, human factors, cognitive engineering, and human-system integration.

Format: Hardback
Length: 249 pages
Publication date: 29 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Most approaches to designing life-critical systems often overlook the fact that real-world situations can be unpredictable and complex, making it challenging to develop and implement procedures that guarantee satisfactory operations. These rigid approaches hinder flexibility, particularly when things go wrong. It goes beyond human adaptability and emphasizes the importance of human systems integration (HSI) flexibility. HSI flexibility necessitates the cross-pollination of appropriate experiences and creativity.

This book offers valuable insights into risk-management approaches and methods for seamlessly integrating prevention and design. It delves into a transdisciplinary approach to risk management, focusing on the design and operations of safer life-critical systems. By proposing an approach of work analysis during design, the book empowers design teams to address HSI issues early on, preventing organizational problems from escalating.

Furthermore, the book teaches the combination of prevention and design for safety management, emphasizing the importance of proactive measures to enhance safety. It gathers and analyzes relevant field data from various life-critical environments and workplaces, systematically organizing it in a way that benefits engineering designers, managers, and health and safety specialists.

The text is primarily aimed at graduate students and professionals working in the fields of occupational health and safety, ergonomics, human factors, cognitive engineering, and human-system integration. It provides a comprehensive understanding of risk management principles and their practical application, equipping readers with the tools they need to design safer and more resilient systems.

Weight: 660g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032118000