Systems Failures
Cases and Methods
Published on 5. September 1995
Book
Hardback
274 pages
978-0-471-94420-1 (ISBN)
Description
It provides a wide ranging examination of failures, accidents, disasters and human error before focusing on one particular methodology for looking at past and potential failures: the Systems Failures Methods. It gives a detailed exposition of the method and a full account of its application.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 149 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-94420-1 (9780471944201)
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Content
Failures? Who Needs Them? Understanding Failure. Approaches to Understanding Failure. Fire at Manchester International Airport. The Systems Failures Method 1: From Situation to System. The Systems Failures Method 2: Comparison and Synthesis. Bhopal: An Accident Waiting to Happen? Using the Method: Looking Forward to an Electronic Patient Record. Safety in the Channel Tunnel. Where Next? Index.