Highway to Safety
or: What is safety – really? The intuitive answer is often: “When nothing happens.” No accidents, no damage, no incidents, or even no errors – then…
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Compliance versus Commitment
Compliance, i.e. adherence to rules, is in most cases regarded as a guarantee of success and safety. This understanding became established in the early 20th century, when Frederick Taylor…
Work as Imagined versus Work as Done
Requirements that appear logical and safe from an organisational or management perspective are often incomprehensible to employees in the day-to-day reality of their work: time pressure, conflicting goals, a lack of resources or social…
The Safety Anarchist
In his compelling book, Sydney Dekker provides a comprehensive overview of the subject of safety. Particular attention is paid to the questions of where bureaucracy, rules and regulations are important…
Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a Complex World
Karl E. Weick, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe Jossey-Bass Inc., U.S. / Wiley 2015 ISBN: 978-1-118-86241-4