Promoting safety by increasing uncertainty - Implications for risk management

Safety Science

Volumn 71, Issue PB, 2015, Pages 71-79

  Grote, Gudela ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Flexible rules; Risk management; Speaking up; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STABILITY CRITERIA;

ADDED UNCERTAINTY; COURSE OF ACTION; FLEXIBLE RULES; HIGH-RISK SYSTEMS; MANAGING UNCERTAINTY; SPEAKING UP; STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING; UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION MAKING;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84918543025     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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