Is safety a subject for science?

Safety Science

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-24

  Hollnagel, Erik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Region of Southern Denmark ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epiphenomenon; Foundations; Non event; Scientific subject; Social construct

Indexed keywords

FOUNDATIONS; SAFETY TESTING;

EPIPHENOMENON; NON-EVENT; SAFETY SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE; SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT; SOCIAL CONSTRUCT;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LIFE EVENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84897062575     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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