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Does safety science fulfill the requirements of modern technical systems?
Author(s) -
Kuhlmann Albert
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.10036
Subject(s) - risk analysis (engineering) , hum , order (exchange) , point (geometry) , computer science , phase (matter) , management science , engineering ethics , engineering , business , mathematics , history , chemistry , geometry , organic chemistry , finance , performance art , art history
Abstract Since the idea of safety science was first conceived, technical systems have grown larger and increasingly complex, thus causing a pronounced impact on the complexity of required safety analyses and risk calculations. The author emphasizes his point of view that the physical risk definition provides the most appropriate concept for engineers when it comes to planning including risk cadastres. In order to avoid human errors, he pleads for the consideration of human factors in the early design phase and for interdisciplinary cooperation. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Hum Factors Man 13: 223–230, 2003.