Near-Miss Book
Author : Great Britain: Health and Safety Executive
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 2021-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780717667420
Near Miss Reporting as a Safety Tool
Author : T.W. van der Schaaf
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1483163628
Book Description
Near Miss Reporting as a Safety Tool arises from a meeting of safety professionals, academicians, and consultants from Western-Europe and Canada held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in September 1989. The book deals with near-miss reporting in various systems, mostly in the context of errors and accidents. The book begins by discussing the effects of bad management decisions in the design phase and a framework that will describe or manage these near misses through reporting, description, analysis, interpretation, and suggestions. Seven modules that compose this framework, called the Near Miss Management System (NMMS), along with pertinent cases, are explained. The book notes that near misses are ignored because of technical myopia, action-oriented organizations, event-focused organizations, consequence driven, and variables in quality of reporting. The organizational and management aspects of the NMMS are then analyzed within the commonly accepted culture and experience of the company. The book also presents comparative application of near miss information systems covering a wide range of industrial and transport environment. Such presentation allows differences and similarities to come into view more easily. The text will prove valuable for safety professionals in the nuclear and chemical industry and in road, railway, and air traffic management. Professors and students in safety management will likewise appreciate this book.
Safety Management
Author : Ron C. McKinnon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1439879478
Book Description
Close calls, narrow escapes, or near hits. History has shown repeatedly that these "near-miss" incidents often precede loss producing events, but are largely ignored or go unreported because nothing (no injury, damage or loss) happened. Thus, many opportunities to prevent the accidents that the organization has not yet had are lost. Recognizing and
Patient Safety
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2003-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309090776
Book Description
Americans should be able to count on receiving health care that is safe. To achieve this, a new health care delivery system is needed â€" a system that both prevents errors from occurring, and learns from them when they do occur. The development of such a system requires a commitment by all stakeholders to a culture of safety and to the development of improved information systems for the delivery of health care. This national health information infrastructure is needed to provide immediate access to complete patient information and decision-support tools for clinicians and their patients. In addition, this infrastructure must capture patient safety information as a by-product of care and use this information to design even safer delivery systems. Health data standards are both a critical and time-sensitive building block of the national health information infrastructure. Building on the Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Patient Safety puts forward a road map for the development and adoption of key health care data standards to support both information exchange and the reporting and analysis of patient safety data.
Near Miss
Author : Paul J. Mila
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 33,72 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479256662
Book Description
Displaced international consultant Dayle Standish heads for the Caribbean, following a losing battle involving corporate intrigue and blackmail. Diving Cozumel's azure waters, Dayle photographs a mysterious encounter inside a deep underwater cave. Soon after, a deadly assassin working for a foreign intelligence service starts targeting Cozumel dive operator Terry Manetta's customers. But Dayle is determined not to become the next victim, keeping one step ahead of a relentless killer pursuing her across the Atlantic and back to the Mexican Caribbean. Terry and her husband, former New York City detective Joe Manetta, team up with old friends at the NYPD, FBI, and CIA, to solve this international caper. Throw in the Washington DC PD and the alphabet soup gets even thicker, as spies, treasure hunters, and Cozumel scuba divers collide in this Caribbean adventure. It's been several years since Terry and Joe Manetta accidentally embroiled themselves in a Caribbean mystery thriller. Their latest adventure covers an international triangle anchored in New York City, Havana, and Cozumel with brief stopovers in Washington D.C., Madrid, and Cadiz.
A Near Miss
Author : Jami Lynn Viviers
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,13 MB
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1039106986
Book Description
Meet Seraphina St. Clair. She’s confident, capable, and owns a successful consulting business, but she’s also lonely and untrusting, and she thinks that she is incapable of being loved. Seraphina’s life and luck begin to change, however, when she is hired by two competing NASCAR companies. All of a sudden, she has not one, but two, handsome and accomplished suitors vying for her attention and affection. Which one of them will be able to unlock Seraphina’s heart? Which one of them will become the object of her fantasies? Which one of them will spend the night with her at her hotel? And which one of them will Seraphina choose? In the fashion of the best classic romantic fiction, A Near Miss invites readers to accompany its heroine as she struggles to make the right choice, open up about her history and her hurts, and learn to trust and to love again.
Understanding Your Game: A Mathematician's Advice for Rational and Safe Gambling
Author : Catalin Barboianu
Publisher : PhilScience Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 2022-04-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 6069735005
Book Description
Dr. Cătălin Bărboianu, a recognized authority in gaming mathematics, philosopher of science, and problem-gambling researcher, proposes in this practical guide for both problem and non-problem gamblers a new pragmatic, conceptual approach of gambling mathematics. The primary aim of this guide is the adequate understanding of the essence and complexity of gambling through its mathematical dimension. The author starts from the premise that formal gambling mathematics, which is hardly even digestible for the non-math-inclined gamblers, is ineffective alone in correcting the specific cognitive distortions associated with gambling. By applying the latest research results in this field, the author blends the gambling-mathematics concepts with the epistemology of applied mathematics and cognitive psychology for providing gamblers the knowledge required for rational and safe gambling. It is not a standard book of gambling mathematics. The essential mathematical concepts are explained in a conceptual mode for the non-math reader, limited to their context of application and including their precise relationship with the real world of gambling. The entire mathematical dimension of gambling is reduced to seven general principles, explained at large in the seven main chapters, each generating a set of general recommendations applicable in general or in particular situations. These recommendations cover both the technical play, including objective and optimal strategies, and responsible, safe gambling. The guide has entire sections dedicated to roulette, blackjack, slots, poker, and sport betting; however, the principles and the associated advice are applicable in general to all games of chance. A major focus of the work is on explaining, making aware of, demounting, and correcting the classical gambling cognitive distortions (misconceptions, subjective estimations of probabilities, the Monte Carlo fallacy, conjunction and disjunction fallacies, the near-miss effect, illusion of control, and the misunderstanding of gambling language). The guide provides the required cognitive tools for correcting these distortions with the help of the mathematical concepts and addresses not only gamblers, but also gambling experts, including counselors.
Near Misses and Air Traffic Control Issues in Chicago
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN :
Book Description
On the Practice of Safety
Author : Fred A. Manuele
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118478940
Book Description
Explains how to implement the best safety practices and why they work Reviews from the Third Edition "An excellent piece of work." Safety Health Practitioner (SHP) "A useful fountain of knowledge." Quality World "This is a book to be read now for its educational value and also to be kept on the shelf for easy future reference." Chemistry International The Fourth Edition of On the Practice of Safety makes it possible for readers to master all the core subjects and practices that today's safety professionals need to know in order to provide optimal protection for their organizations' property and personnel. Like the previous editions, each chapter is a self-contained unit, making it easy for readers to focus on select topics of interest. Thoroughly revised and updated, this Fourth Edition reflects the latest research and safety practice standards. For example, author Fred Manuele has revised the design chapters to reflect the recently adopted American National Standard on Prevention through Design. In addition, readers will find new chapters dedicated to: Management of change and pre-job planning Indirect-to-direct accident cost ratios Leading and lagging indicators Opportunities for safety professionals to apply lean concepts Role of safety professionals in implementing sustainability Financial management concepts and practices that safety professionals should know Many chapters are highly thought-provoking, questioning long-accepted concepts in the interest of advancing and improving the professional practice of safety. Acclaimed by both students and instructors, On the Practice of Safety is a core textbook for both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in safety. Safety professionals should also refer to the text in order to update and improve their safety skills and knowledge.
Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Assessment
Author :
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2163 pages
File Size : 14,57 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0470035498
Book Description
Leading the way in this field, the Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Assessment is the first publication to offer a modern, comprehensive and in-depth resource to the huge variety of disciplines involved. A truly international work, its coverage ranges across risk issues pertinent to life scientists, engineers, policy makers, healthcare professionals, the finance industry, the military and practising statisticians. Drawing on the expertise of world-renowned authors and editors in this field this title provides up-to-date material on drug safety, investment theory, public policy applications, transportation safety, public perception of risk, epidemiological risk, national defence and security, critical infrastructure, and program management. This major publication is easily accessible for all those involved in the field of risk assessment and analysis. For ease-of-use it is available in print and online.
