Safety management systems and their origins : insights from the aviation industry
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Safety management systems and their origins : insights from the aviation industry
CRC Press, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "Safety Management Systems and their Origins: Insights from the Aviation Industry presents different perspectives on SMS to better decode what it means as a safety approach and what it implicitly conveys beyond safety. Using the aviation industry as the basis for analysis, the book examines where SMS stands in terms of safety enhancement"-- Provided by publisher
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Description
Explores SMS as it is implemented in aviation based on examples from several countries and regions, namely the UK, USA, and Australia.
Presents a socio-historical analysis of how SMSs emerged in high-risk industries.
Provides insights to explain the existing limitations of SMS.
Proposes new avenues to reach beyond the limitations of SMS.
Discusses the COVID-19 pandemic within the framework of risk analysis.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. 2. A Composite Methodology. 3. Safety Actors' Version: The SMS as the New Safety Frontier. 4. What Does the SMS Actually Do and Is It Up to Its Safety Promises?. 5. Why Did the SMS Emerge and Spread?. 6. Beyond the SMS: Towards More Contextualized Perspectives on Safety. 7. Conclusion. Epilogue. The Covid-19 Pandemic: An Amplifier Case Study. Appendix. Description of the Main Aviation Stakeholders.
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