Opis: Preventing Corporate Accidents - R. B. Whittingham, R Whittingham

The passing of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill in the UK and increasing public and investor pressure for good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, means organizations now, more than ever, need to ensure they do all they can to prevent major accidents. However, past experience shows that just implementing safety management systems is not enough and this book makes the case for a more holistic and ethical approach to improving corporate systems as a whole. "Preventing Corporate Accidents" shows how major accidents can result from human error and defects in corporate systems. The book describes accident prevention strategies, from safety culture, safety management systems, foresight and planning to safety regulations, corporate ethics, corporate social responsibility and the learning organization. Barry Whittingham illustrates with international case studies from various industries how and why these defenses have failed in the past, and more importantly, how to strengthen corporate systems to prevent future major accidents. The case studies include: the loss of the space shuttle Columbia; infant heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary; the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant incident; the fire and explosion at the Conoco-Phillips Humber oil refinery; and, Herald of Free Enterprise and Southall rail accident manslaughter prosecutions. This book is essential reading for all those with a professional interest in health and safety management, the control of major risk and accident prevention, in particular for directors, senior managers and health & safety professionals in high-hazard industries and public operations, such as nuclear, chemicals, construction, oil and gas, energy, manufacturing and transportation. Barry Whittingham has worked as a senior manager, design engineer and consultant for the chemical, nuclear, offshore, oil and gas, railway and aviation sectors. He developed a career as a safety consultant specializing in the human factors aspects of accident causation. Barry is a Fellow of the Safety and Reliability Society. This book lets you learn what the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill 2007 means for your business. It helps managers and directors in checking whether they have appropriate accident prevention strategies in place. It illustrates potential weaknesses with numerous case studies of past accidents from a variety of industries and countries.PART I COMPANIES AT RISK Introduction to Part I 1 Management error Introduction Human error The corporate environment An ethical approach Afternote References 2 The corporate entity Introduction Corporate origins Corporate characteristics Corporate accountability Corporate manslaughter Critique of legislation Conclusion References 3 Corporate ethics Introduction Ethics Ethics and the law Individual ethics Corporate ethical behaviour The influence of human actors Managerial and professional ethics Conclusion References PART II STRATEGIES TO PREVENT CORPORATE ACCIDENTS Introduction to Part II 4 Safety culture Introduction Culture Organizational culture Safety culture Changing the safety culture Case studies References 5 Understand the risk Introduction What is risk? Expressions of risk Risk assessment Risk perception Case studies References 6 Safety regulation Introduction Historical background Safety regulation in the UK Risk acceptance criteria The ALARP principle Reducing the regulatory burden Case studies References 7 Safety management Introduction Regulatory and standard setting approaches to safety management Auditing approaches to safety management Behaviour-based approach to safety management Analytical approaches to safety management A systems approach to managing safety Case studies References 8 The learning organization Introduction Organizational learning Learning from accidents Building a just culture Information disclosure Case studies in failures of organizational learning References 9 Corporate social responsibility Introduction Corporate ethical policy Corporate citizenship Corporate structure models Corporate social responsibility Case studies References 10 Conclusions Summary Part I: Companies at risk Part II: Strategies to prevent corporate accidents Case studies A better way forward? References Appendix 1 Case studies in corporate manslaughter Introduction A1.1 The capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise A1.2 The Southall rail accident References Disclaimer Appendix 2 Case studies in corporate accidents Introduction A2.1 The loss of the space shuttle Columbia A2.2 The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant incident A2.3 The fire and explosion at the Conoco-Phillips Humber oil refinery A2.4 Children's heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, 1984--1995 A2.5 The Tokai-Mura criticality accident A2.6 The disposal of the Brent Spar oil storage facility A2.7 The Tylenol incident, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1982 References Appendix 3 Safety management tables References Index

Szczegóły: Preventing Corporate Accidents - R. B. Whittingham, R Whittingham

Tytuł: Preventing Corporate Accidents
Autor: R. B. Whittingham, R Whittingham
Producent: Butterworth Heinemann
ISBN: 9780750680622
Rok produkcji: 2008
Ilość stron: 370
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.59 kg

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