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The Blame Machine: Why Human Error Causes Accidents

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Robert Whittingham
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    288
    Publisher:
    CRC Press (December 5, 2003)
    Language:
    English
    ISBN-13:
    9780750655101
    ISBN-10:
    0750655100
    Weight:
    18.75oz
    Dimensions:
    6.125" x 9.1875"
    File:
    TAYLORFRANCIS-TayFran_260411045344499-20260411.xml
    Folder:
    TAYLORFRANCIS
    List Price:
    $87.99
    Case Pack:
    50
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    $83.59
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-CRC
    Discount Code:
    H
    Audience:
    Professional and scholarly
    Country of Origin:
    United States
    Pub Discount:
    30
    Imprint:
    Routledge
  • Overview

    The Blame Machine describes how disasters and serious accidents result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors. It shows how such errors are preventable because they result from defective systems within a company. From real incidents, you will be able to identify common causes of human error and typical system deficiencies that have led to these errors. On a larger scale, you will be able to see where, in the organisational or management systems, failure occurred so that you can avoid them.

    The book also describes the existence of a 'blame culture' in many organisations, which focuses on individual human error whilst ignoring the system failures that caused it. The book shows how this 'blame culture' has, in the case of a number of past accidents, dominated the accident enquiry process hampering a proper investigation of the underlying causes.

    Suggestions are made about how progress can be made to develop a more open culture in organisations, both through better understanding of human error by managers and through increased public awareness of the issues. The book brings together documentary evidence from recent major incidents from all around the world and within the Rail, Water, Aviation, Shipping, Chemical and Nuclear industries.