Environmental tragedies such as Chernobyl, the Exxon Valdez, and Bhopal remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a modern world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the safety record appears to be extraordinarily good with nuclear weapons, the most dangerous …
Preventing and managing disabling injury at work
Work-related disability is an increasingly important issue to organizations, in terms of cost, competitiveness, and social and ethical issues. Changes in the nature of disability arising from the evolution of work calls for a new approach to this understudied topic. Significant …
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. In The Challenger Launch Deci…
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. In The Challenger Launch Deci…
Discusses the social impact of the crash and analyzes the NASA decision making process.
Understand how to improve safety by focussing on systems, not people.
Accidents in history: injuries, fatalities and social relations
by Porter, Roy, Hutchinson, John F., Cooter, Roger, Green, Judith, Luckin, Bill, Campbell, Robert, Milles, Dietrich, Tarr, Joel A., Tebeau, Mark, MacEvoy, Arthur F.
fromThe Wellcome Institute series in the history of medecine
"This collection of interdisciplinary essays provides a theoretically informed historical sociology of the 'accident' and risk. It explores the social and cultural contexts in which 'acts of God', calamities, catastrophes, disasters, injuries, casualties, and other category of '…
"This collection of interdisciplinary essays provides a theoretically informed historical sociology of the 'accident' and risk. It explores the social and cultural contexts in which 'acts of God', calamities, catastrophes, disasters, injuries, casualties, and other category of '…