| Description |
1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introductions -- 1.1 Why this Book? -- 1.2 Isn't the Past, the Past? -- 1.3 Citing Heinrich in Safety Literature -- 1.4 Limitations -- 1.4.1 The Lenses of Today (1) -- 1.4.2 Conflicting Aims -- 1.4.3 Was Heinrich Right? -- 1.4.4 Developments and Critique -- 1.4.5 Standing in Heinrich's Shoes -- 1.4.6 The Lenses of Today (2) -- 1.4.7 100,000 Words -- 1.5 About References -- 2 A Biography -- 2.1 Early Years -- 2.2 The Travelers -- 2.3 First Steps in Safety |
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2.4 Emerging Foundations -- 2.5 The Book -- 2.6 Dominos and Cause Code -- 2.7 Meanwhile at Travelers -- 2.8 Teaching, Speaking, and Another Book -- 2.9 War! -- 2.10 Post-War Work -- 2.11 Heinrich, The Person -- 2.12 Retirement -- 3 Heinrich's Work -- 3.1 General Overview -- 3.1.1 Phases -- 3.1.2 Developments and Changes -- 3.1.3 Industrial Accident Prevention -- an Overview -- 3.2 Main Themes -- 3.2.1 Scientific Approach -- 3.2.2 The Economics of Safety -- 3.2.3 Causation -- 3.2.4 The Human Element -- 3.2.5 The Role of Management -- 3.2.6 The Triangle and Reacting on Weak Signals |
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3.2.7 Axioms of Safety -- 3.2.8 Professionalisation of Safety -- 3.2.9 Practical Accident Prevention -- 3.2.10 Safety Management -- 3.2.11 Social Engagement -- 3.2.12 What About Risk? -- 3.3 Influences -- 3.3.1 "Best of" or Original Work? -- 3.3.2 The Travelers -- 3.3.3 Bibliography -- 3.3.4 Associates and Acquaintances -- 3.3.5 Others -- 3.4 Success and Longevity -- 3.5 Heinrich's Influence and Developments -- 3.5.1 Lateiner -- 3.5.2 Bird and Loss Control -- 3.5.3 Petersen and the Fifth Edition -- 3.5.4 Behaviour Based Safety -- 3.5.5 Manuele -- 3.5.6 Serious Injuries and Fatalities |
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3.5.7 "New View" Safety -- 3.5.8 Heinrich or not Heinrich? -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 A Scientific Approach -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Critique -- 4.2 Why Did "Scientific" Make Sense? -- 4.2.1 Understanding the Term -- 4.2.2 Structured Method, Facts, and Principles -- 4.2.3 Practicable and Useful -- 4.2.4 Marketing -- 4.2.5 Scientific Management and Heinrich -- 4.3 What About the Missing Data? -- 5 The Economics of Safety -- 5.1 Early Safety and Economics -- 5.2 Efficiency -- 5.3 Hidden Costs -- 5.3.1 The Idea -- 5.3.2 Research and the 1:4 Ratio -- 5.3.3 The Study's Importance |
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5.3.4 After Heinrich -- 5.4 Heinrich and the Great Depression -- 5.5 A Continuous Theme -- 6 Accidents are Caused -- 6.1 The Importance of Causes -- 6.1.1 Early 1900S Causation -- 6.1.2 Real Causes? -- 6.1.3 Why Did "Real Cause" Make Sense? -- 6.2 Dualism of Causation -- 6.2.1 Origin of Accidents -- 6.2.2 Developments -- 6.2.3 Cause Code -- 6.2.4 Critique -- 6.2.5 Dismantling the "Grand Statement" -- 6.2.6 Another Reflection -- 6.3 Accidents as Processes -- 6.3.1 The Dominos -- 6.3.2 A Powerful Metaphor -- 6.3.3 Critique 1: Linearity -- 6.3.4 Why Did Linearity and Simplicity Make Sense? |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6.3.5 Critique 2: Direct Causes |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000346176 |
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100034617X |
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