Learning from Near Misses

Cross-Sector Reflections to Support Safety Management
Herausgeber: Woodier, Nick

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Learning From Near Misses can provide opportunities to improve safety without the need for harm to have first occurred. This book explores how near misses contribute to safety management across high-risk sectors, to help organisations, industries and sectors utilise learning from near misses in line with contemporary safety theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781032545585
• ISBN-10: 1032545585
• Artikelnr.: 71956528

Autorenporträt

Nick Woodier is a Healthcare Safety Investigator, Chartered Specialist in Human Factors and Ergonomics, and an ex- medical doctor. He holds a PhD in Safety Science and an MSc in Applied Ergonomics. His PhD focused on learning from near misses across different safety- critical industries. Nick's further research interests include safety management, system design and investigation methodologies.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
Part I - Introduction and Background
Chapter 1: Near Misses: What and Why? (Woodier)
Chapter 2: Near Misses and the Evolution of Safety Science (Thoroman)
Part II - Cross-Sector Reflections and Case Studies
Chapter 3: Aviation Near Misses and Safety Management: Operational and
Academic Perspectives (Davis & Woodier)
Chapter 4: Children, Parents and the Near Miss: An Opportunity to Learn in
the Agricultural Sector (Cosby, Menchon, Sinai & Manning)
Chapter 5: Process Safety: Using Human Factors Safety Critical Task
Analysis to Learn from Near Misses (Furniss & Embrey)
Chapter 6: Viewing a Near Miss as a Quality Upgrade Opportunity in the
Construction Industry (Whiteoak, Appleby & Sullivan)
Chapter 7: Learning from What Goes Right in Healthcare: Reframing
Approaches to Safety Investigation (Higham & Lounsbury)
Chapter 8: Enhancing Safety in Mining: Understanding and Utilizing
Near-Miss Reports (Haas, Demich & McGuire)
Chapter 9: Nuclear Professionals and Near Misses: The UK Civil Nuclear
Perspective (Burrage & Barton)
Chapter 10: Near Misses in the Rail Industry: Why Does Reporting Matter?
(Chamberlain-Clark)
Part III - Supporting Conditions and Final Reflections
Chapter 11: Overcoming the Near-Miss Bias in High-Risk Industries (Tinsley
& Dillon)
Chapter 12: Safety Culture: Reflections and Alignment with Near Misses
(Woodier & Chamberlain-Clark)
Chapter 13: Designing a Near-Miss Management System: An Example from
Occupational Safety (Gnoni & Tornese)
Chapter 14: Conclusions and Final Reflections to Support Learning from Near
Misses (Woodier)
Index