When safety science meets the practitioners: Does safety science contribute to marginalization of practical knowledge?

Safety Science

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-36

  Almklov, Petter G ^a   Rosness, Ragnar ^b   Størkersen, Kristine ^a  

^a NTNU SOCIAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Discourse; Power; Practitioners; Regulation; Standards

Indexed keywords

STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDS;

DISCOURSE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY; POWER; PRACTITIONERS; REGULATION; SAFETY PROFESSIONALS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYBERNETICS; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARITIME SECTOR; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SAFETY SCIENCE; SCIENCE; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84897047907     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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