Risk-Taking, Prevention and Design

A Cross-Fertilization Approach

Guy Andre Boy (Professor, CentraleSupelec & ESTIA), Edwige Quillerou

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English

CRC Press
29 July 2022

Engineering: general; Ergonomics; Mechanical engineering; Hydraulic engineering; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Most approaches that contribute to the design of life-critical systems almost only consider nominal situations where procedures can be developed and used to achieve satisfactory operations. These kinds of approaches lead to rigid ways of doing things and poorly address the needs for flexibility, especially when things go wrong. It is not a matter of human adaptation but of human systems integration (HSI) flexibility. HSI flexibility requires cross-fertilization of appropriate experiences combined with creativity. This book provides risk-management approaches and methods for combining prevention and design.

Features:

Discusses risk-management approaches and methods for combining prevention and design Examines a transdisciplinary approach to risk management in design and operations of safer life-critical systems Proposes an approach of work analysis during design, which enables design teams to consider HSI issues early enough to fix organizational problems upstream Teaches the combination of prevention and design for safety management

This book gathers and analyzes relevant field data to rationalize human and systems activity in various life-critical environments and workplaces, in a systemic manner, and in a variety of safety domains (e.g., aviation, road, navy, manufacturing, hospital, transportation, defense, sport). It further formalizes and analyzes risk-taking experience, expertise, stories about critical events, and scientific and professional literature data to help engineering designers, managers, and health and safety specialists.

The text is primarily written for graduate students and professionals working in the fields of occupational health and safety, ergonomics, human factors, cognitive engineering, and human-system integration.

Edited by: Guy Andre Boy (Professor CentraleSupelec & ESTIA), Edwige Quillerou
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032118000
ISBN 10: 1032118008
Pages: 249
Publication Date: 29 July 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Chapter 1 : Risk Taking, A Life-Critical Necessity Chapter 2: From Praise Of Danger To ""Reasoned"" Risk-taking: A Psychological Approach To Risk-taking Chapter 3: Decisions And Risks Manifesting Themselves Through Movements Performed By Workers Chapter 4: The East 'broken-links' Method For Examining Risk In Sociotechnical Systems Chapter 5: Worksite Risk Management As A Culturalissue:the Needs Of Risk Work And Regulation To Improve Safety Culture Chapter 6: Risk-taking: An Opportunity To Win In Elite Sports Chapter 7: Risk-taking: Submarine Experience Chapter 8: Risk Mitigation Practices In Commercial Aviation Chapter 9: Aging And Risk-taking:an Increasing Dimension Of Life-critical Systems Chapter 10: Risk-seeking In Healthcare: A Life-critical Necessity Chapter 11: Risk-seeking And The Paradox Of Variability For Safety In Healthcare: Resonance With R.l. Wears Text Chapter 12: Managing And Preventing Operational Risk-taking At Design Time: Stories From A Human-centered Design Project Chapter 13: Designing Sustainable 'plastic' Work Systems. A Resource For Work-related Prevention In France's Waste Management And Recycling Sector Chapter 14: Conclusion"

Guy André Boy, Ph.D., is a Scientist and Engineer, Fellow of INCOSE and the Air and Space Academy. He is University Professor at CentraleSupélec (Paris Saclay University) and ESTIA Institute of Technology. He was Chief Scientist for Human-Centered Design at NASA Kennedy Space Center, University Professor and Dean at Florida Institute of Technology, where he created the Human-Centered Design Institute. He was Senior Research Scientist at Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and former President and CEO of the European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO), France Edwige Quillerou, Ph.D., is an Occupational Psychologist and Health & Safety Scientist at INRS, the French National Research and Safety Institute for Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases. She contributes to both research and field interventions in a variety of design and work organization projects. Edwige is involved in interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers in the human and social sciences as well as engineers with a view to improving the organization of prevention with respect to occupational risks through improved engineering design. She is a member of IEA (International Ergonomics Association) and INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering).