Setting the standard: a systems approach to the design and evaluation of safety standards

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Title: Setting the standard: a systems approach to the design and evaluation of safety standards
Author/Creator: Carden, Anthony W | Salmon, P M | Goode, N
Description: In 2003, adventure activity providers in Victoria, Australia, began to develop a set of common operating standards. The resulting Victorian Adventure Activity Standards became a model for similar standards in other Australian states. However, the development process lacked systematic rigour. This article argues that sociotechnical systems theory methods are suited to safety standard design and evaluation. A Work Domain Analysis revealed system weaknesses along with potential avenues for modifying and optimising the standards. Potential improvements and broader implications are discussed.
Relation: Ergonomics & Human Factors 2017, Daventry, United Kingdom 25-27 April 2017
Relation: Proceedings from Contemporary Ergonomics & Human Factors 2017 / Rebecca Charles, John Wilkinson (eds): pp.288-295
Relation: http://www.ehf2017.org.uk/
Year: 2017
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors
Subject: FoR 1203 (Design Practice and Management) | work domain analysis | safety standards | systems thinking | regulation

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