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Safety management systems and their origins
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- Book Synopsis
- Safety Management Systems and their Origins: Insights from the Aviation Industry presents different perspectives on SMS to better decode what it means as a safety approach and what it implicitly conveys beyond safety.The book uses the aviation industry as a basis for analyzing where the SMS stands in terms of safety enhancement. Through a socio-historical analysis of how SMSs emerged and spread across high-risk industries and countries, the book also explains the other stakes underpinning this new approach to safety management.Features: Explores SMS as it is implemented in aviation based on examples from several countries and regions, namely the UK, USA, and Australia. Presents a socio-historical analysis of how SMSs emerged in high-risk industries. Provides insights to explain the existing limitations of SMS. Proposes new avenues to reach beyond the limitations of SMS. Discusses the COVID-19 pandemic within the framework of risk analysis. The book is intended for safety professionals and regulators, as well as graduate students and researchers in safety science and engineering.
- About The Author
- Corinne Bieder is a researcher in Safety Management at the Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (French Civil Aviation University). Initially trained as an engineer, she completed her education with a Master's Degree in Risk Management, a Specialized Master's Degree in Ergonomics and a PhD in Sociology and Management Science. She worked in different high-risk industries, especially nuclear and aviation.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781032308937
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CRC Press, (28 November 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 453 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 241 x 17 mm
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