Experts in Disaster - Liesbeth J. Vink
the capability, fallibility and liability of experts
KORTE INHOUD
Catastrophes used to be regarded as Acts of God, but nowadays tend to be blamed as Acts of Man. Although human error is a cause in the majority of accidents, it is seldomly the sole cause. Major accidents are usually the result of several errors made at different moments by different people that coincide in an extraordinary way.
Errors are common and inevitable. Humans make them regularly. But, when made in interaction with devices that can "crash, sink, burn, or explode," errors can have catastrophic consequences. Accidents that involve complex technologies like (petro)chemistry, nuclear physics, aviation, trains, ships, and medicine can cause severe damage.
Those whose error caused an accident can be held criminally liable if their error can be considered to be gross negligence or culpa lata. The judgement whether that is the case can be influenced by biases. After a catastrophe has happened it tends to be regarded to have been more predictable and imaginable than it was and thus more blameworthy. Furthermor...
Errors are common and inevitable. Humans make them regularly. But, when made in interaction with devices that can "crash, sink, burn, or explode," errors can have catastrophic consequences. Accidents that involve complex technologies like (petro)chemistry, nuclear physics, aviation, trains, ships, and medicine can cause severe damage.
Those whose error caused an accident can be held criminally liable if their error can be considered to be gross negligence or culpa lata. The judgement whether that is the case can be influenced by biases. After a catastrophe has happened it tends to be regarded to have been more predictable and imaginable than it was and thus more blameworthy. Furthermor...
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2017Uitgever: Communicatiereeks322 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9082549921ISBN-13: 9789082549928Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
