The foundations of safety science

Coze, Jean‐Christophe Le; Pettersen, Kenneth; Reiman, Teemu

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2014.03.002

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“…Among the many different scientific communities interested in the topic of safety, there seems to be little central coordination of what is a very heterogeneous intellectual production. The hegemony of an encompassing paradigm of safety science would be unlikely to cover the multifaceted nature of the topic (Le Coze et al 2014). …”

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The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety

Jore

2017

Eur J Secur Res

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Increased focus on protection from terrorism, espionage, cybersecurity and other malicious crimes has led to increased academic interest in the topic of security, especially in risk and safety studies. This article aims to investigate the conceptual and scientific demarcation of security in contrast to safety, and discuss the status of security as an independent science. Security is a multifaceted concept and academic definitions often distinguish security from safety in terms of intentionality. However, intentionality also plays a part in safety research thus this is not a sufficient parameter for distinguishing the two fields. The dichotomy of nonmalicious versus malicious is suggested as a means for differentiation. A new definition of security that incorporates elements associated with the current security research field is proposed. Security can be defined as the perceived or actual ability to prepare for, adapt to, withstand, and recover from dangers and crises caused by people's deliberate, intentional, and malicious acts such as terrorism, sabotage, organized crime, or hacking. The conclusion is that before security can be established as an independent discipline, it is necessary to determine what concepts and theories are related to the field, what levels of and objects in society should be included, in addition to the interrelationships and interdependencies with other disciplines.

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The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety

Jore

2017

Eur J Secur Res

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“…This paradox, which may relate to perceived differences between research and consultancy in terms of control of activity, control and ownership of information and results, confidentiality, and beneficial application of findings to the organization, has implications for future research. Further, as Le Coze et al (2014) noted, safety researchers frequently have to compete for research funding and often against consultancy companies who may promise a lot more in terms of practical outcome than scientifically oriented researchers. The minutiae of the factors described in Section 3 and long-standing theoretical debates and tensions within safety science summarized in Section 5.1 are likely to leave managements of major hazard organizations distinctly unimpressed and disengaged unless they can envisage clear practical benefits.…”

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“…Why do boards and individual directors and executives so frequently apparently defy rational commonsense requirements (and indeed statutory requirements and professional good practice) for safety risk management intended ultimately for the protection of shareholder/stakeholder interests? The article comments on intellectual debates on the sources of accidents and disasters and the implications for safety science, including research needs and methodology, identifying themes from Hopkins (2014) and Le Coze et al (2014). A further objective is to clarify some relevant research problems and offer some potential solutions, for example in the under-researched area of board-level motivations for and influences on decisions that can affect major hazard safety in particular.…”

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Managerial and non-technical factors in the development of human-created disasters: A review and research agenda

Waring

2015

Safety Science

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“…From a scientific perspective, an important issue is whether increased proceduralization of safety, such as through implementation of SMS, actually enhances safety, and if so, how this relates to other positive or negative effects on organizational performance (Bieder and Bourrier 2013). This question of scientific evidence for safety practices is a more general concern in safety science (Goerlandt et al 2017;Hale 2014;Le Coze et al 2014). However, focusing on SMS, this is a complicated issue due to the wide range of aspects influencing the design and application of SMS (Li and Guldenmund 2018) and the variations in specific, practical implementations (Thomas 2012).…”

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An initial evaluation framework for the design and operational use of maritime STAMP-based safety management systems

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Goerlandt

Salokannel

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WMU J Marit Affairs

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A safety management system (SMS) is the common means used by organizations to assess organizational performance with respect to the safety and wellbeing of people, property and the natural ecosystem. A SMS provides confidence to diverse stakeholders that organizational safety is at an appropriate level and fulfils the applicable regulatory standards. As a multifaceted system for organizational safety assessment, ensurance and assurance, the evaluation of the design and operational use of SMS is a complex process. An evaluation needs to provide evidence about how well the design and operation of an SMS complies with applicable standards and how well the methods used in the SMS implementation support the organizational policies and practical work. In the maritime domain, SMS is broadly applied. However, there are few theoretically rooted SMS design approaches, and there is a lack of frameworks to evaluate how well the SMS is designed and how effectively it operates. This paper proposes an initial evaluation framework for the design and operational use of a maritime SMS design approach based on Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP), realist evaluation and Bayesian Networks. This framework is applied for a case study of vessel traffic services (VTS) Finland to test its relevance and ability to guide the SMS design. The experiences gained in the case study, and the related discussion on the framework, can guide further research in this area. Ultimately, the work can be used as a basis for developing maritime SMS auditing processes, based on specific theoretical and methodological approaches.

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The foundations of safety science

Cited by 39 publications

References 12 publications

The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety

The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety

Managerial and non-technical factors in the development of human-created disasters: A review and research agenda

An initial evaluation framework for the design and operational use of maritime STAMP-based safety management systems

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