The little engine who could not: "rehabilitating" the individual in safety research

Cognition, Technology and Work

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-282

  Dekker, Sidney W A ^a   Nyce, James M ^b   Myers, Douglas J ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; Enlightenment; Human agency; Human error; Risk management; Safety science

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; ENLIGHTENMENT; HUMAN AGENCY; HUMAN ERRORS; SAFETY SCIENCE;

ACCIDENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84880698460     PISSN: 14355558     EISSN: 14355566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10111-012-0228-5     Document Type: Article

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