Presentation 1999/7/27
James Reason's "Organizational Accidents"
Kunihide Sasou,
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Abstract(in English) A book titled "Managing the Risks of Organizationl Accidents" written by Professor James Reason, University of Manchester, UK was published in 1997. This book is finding causes of accidents in latent failures of hazardous organizations themselves. This book defines 'Organizational Accidents' as accidents caused by latent conditions in organizations. Through the reviews of accidents in several industries, it finds a mechanism of organizational accidents and also describes some practical ways to prevent them. This report summarizes this book "Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents".
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Keyword(in English) Organizational accidents / Latent conditions / Active failures / Organizational factors / Safety culture
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Title (in English) James Reason's "Organizational Accidents"
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Keyword(1) Organizational accidents
Keyword(2) Latent conditions
Keyword(3) Active failures
Keyword(4) Organizational factors
Keyword(5) Safety culture
1st Author's Name Kunihide Sasou
1st Author's Affiliation Human Factors Research Center Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry()
Date 1999/7/27
Paper # SSS99-7
Volume (vol) vol.99
Number (no) 238
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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