Safe operation as a social construct

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1549-1560

  Rochlin, Gene I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Nuclear operations; Reliability; Safety; Safety culture; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; RELIABILITY; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

SAFETY CULTURE;

ERGONOMICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ERROR; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032699873     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399184884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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