Human Safety and Risk Management: A Psychological Perspective, Third Edition - Hardcover

Glendon, A. Ian; Clarke, Sharon; McKenna, Eugene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849330904 ISBN 13: 9780849330902

Publisher: CRC Press, 2006

Synopsis

Reflecting a decade’s worth of changes, Human Safety and Risk Management, Second Edition contains new chapters addressing safety culture and models of risk as well as an extensive re-working of the material from the earlier edition. Examining a wide range of approaches to risk, the authors define safety culture and review theoretical models that elucidate mechanisms linking safety culture with safety performance.

Filled with practical examples and case studies and drawing on a range of disciplines, the book explores individual differences and the many ways in which human beings are alike within a risk and safety context. It delineates a risk management approach that includes a range of techniques such as risk assessment, safety audit, and safety interventions. The authors address concepts central to workplace safety such as attitudes and their link with behavior. They discuss managing behavior in work environments including key functions and benefits of groups, factors influencing team effectiveness, and barriers to effectiveness such as groupthink.

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Review

the book provides useful comprehensive overviews of its subject matter. Its wide coverage of occupational psychology topics and how they relate to workplace safety should ensure a wide appeal The book contains much valuable information, and provides a useful contribution to a neglected area within occupational and organizational psychology.

About the Author

Dr. Eugene F. McKenna is a Professor Emeritus at the University of East London, UK, is a Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of The British Psychological Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849330904
• ISBN 13: 9780849330902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 528