Human Safety and Risk Management
A Psychological Perspective, Third Edition
2nd Edition
Published on 19. April 2016
528 pages
978-1-4200-0468-7 (ISBN)
Description
Reflecting a decade's worth of changes, Human Safety and Risk Management, Second Edition contains new chapters addressing safety culture and models of risk as well as an extensive re-working of the material from the earlier edition. Examining a wide range of approaches to risk, the authors define safety culture and review theoretical models
Reviews / Votes
"This book offers an unusually rich blend of psychology and safety science. Should be required reading for those who strive to maintain evidence-based practice in safety management. We will be adopting it as a core text for our Psychology of Risk and Safety course."--Rhona Flin, Professor of Applied Psychology, University of Aberdeen
About the First Edition:
"...The book provides useful comprehensive overviews of its subject matter. Its wide coverage of occupational psychology topics and how they relate to workplace safety should ensure a wide appeal ...The book contains much valuable information, and provides a useful contribution to a neglected area within occupational and organizational psychology."
-- N. Dominic Cooper, Applied Behavioural Sciences, University of Hull in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baton Rouge
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Practitioners and scientists in safety, risk, and related fields
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
31 s/w Abbildungen, 8 s/w Tabellen
31 b/w images and 8 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-4200-0468-7 (9781420004687)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
A. Ian Glendon | Sharon Clarke | Eugene McKenna
Human Safety and Risk Management, Second Edition
Book
04/2006
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€112.66
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Content
Introduction. Risk Models and Risk Management. From Sensation and Perception, through Motivation to Behavior. Human Error and Human Factors. Personality and Risk Liability. Attitudes, Values, and Risk Behaviors. The Role of Stress in Safety and Risk. Managing Teams for Safe Performance. Leading and Supervising for Safe Performance. Managing Human Risks. Safety Culture. Risk Management: Conclusions.
