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: Paperback / softback
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 comprehensive risk-management approaches and methods for integrating prevention and design in the development and operations of safer life-critical systems. It examines a transdisciplinary approach to risk management, focusing on the design and operations of life-critical systems. The book proposes an approach of work analysis during design, which enables design teams to consider HSI issues early on, preventing organizational problems from escalating.

Furthermore, it teaches the combination of prevention and design for safety management, emphasizing the importance of proactive measures to enhance safety. The book gathers and analyzes relevant field data from various life-critical environments and workplaces, systematically and across different safety domains. It formalizes and analyzes risk-taking experience, expertise, critical event stories, and scientific and professional literature data to provide valuable insights to engineering designers, managers, and health and safety specialists.

The text is primarily aimed at graduate students and professionals working in occupational health and safety, ergonomics, human factors, cognitive engineering, and human-system integration. By addressing the challenges of designing life-critical systems in a holistic and flexible manner, this book contributes to the advancement of safety and reliability in critical industries.

Weight: 500g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032118031