Accident precursor analysis and management : reducing technological risk through diligence / James R. Phimister, Vicki M. Bier, Howard C. Kunreuther, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bier, Vicki M.

Kunreuther, Howard.

Phimister, James R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial safety.

Technology--Risk assessment.

Technology.

Physical Description:

xii, 208 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the aftermath of catastrophes, it is common to find prior indicators, missed signals, and dismissed alerts that, had they been recognized and appropriately managed before the event, could have resulted in the undesired event being averted. These indicators are typically called "precursors."

Contents:

FrontMatter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Review Process

Contents

Section I Committee Summary Report

The Accident Precursors Project: Overview and Recommendations

Section II Keynote Speakers

The Opportunity of Precursors

JAMES P. BAGIAN

On Signals, Response, and Risk Mitigation: A Probabilistic Approach to the Detection and Analysis of Precursors

ELISABETH PATÉ-CORNELL

Section III Risk Assessment

Understanding Accident Precursors

MICHAL TAMUZ

Defining and Analyzing Precursors

WILLIAM R. CORCORAN

Nuclear Accident Precursor Assessment: The Accident Sequence Precursor Program

MARTIN B. SATTISON

Section IV Risk Management

Inherently Safer Design

DENNIS C. HENDERSHOT

Checking for Biases in Incident Reporting

TJERK VAN DER SCHAAF and LISETTE KANSE

Knowledge Management in High-Hazard Industries: Accident Precursors as Practice

JOHN S. CARROLL

Section V Linking Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Cross-Industry Applications of a Confidential Reporting Model

LINDA J. CONNELL

Stuck on a Plateau: A Common Problem

CHRISTOPHER A. HART

Ensuring Robust Military Operations and Combating Terrorism Using Accident Precursor Concepts

YACOV Y. HAIMES

APPENDIXES

Appendix A Letters to the Committee

Notes toward a Theory of Accident Precursors and Catastrophic System Failure

ROBERT A. FROSCH

Corporate Cultures as Precursors to Accidents

RON WESTRUM

Appendix B Workshop Agenda

Appendix C Workshop Participants

Appendix D A Note on Definitions

Appendix E Biographies of Authors

Appendix F Biographies of Committee Members.

Notes:

"National Academy of Engineering of the national academies."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610208647

9780309165792

0309165792

9781280208645

1280208643

9780309532181

0309532183

OCLC:

923269278