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Organizational learning and safety in design: experiences from German industry

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  • D. Doytchev
  • R. E. Hibberd

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Learning from the occurrence of accidents and incidents is essential to improving safety in organizations and their operational processes. It is a process of increasing the capacity for effective organizational action through the construction of knowledge and its embodiment in the practices of the organization. This paper examines how accidents and incidents are analyzed in companies handling high-hazard activities in the province of Nordrhein-Westfalia, Germany, and what changes are made to support effective organizational learning. The results suggest that there is limited communication flow between the stakeholders -- design, operations, production and safety management -- who are responsible for safe system operation. The consequence of which appears to be a reliance of these organizations on local changes to practices, rather than change in either equipment design or workplace layout.

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  • D. Doytchev & R. E. Hibberd, 2009. "Organizational learning and safety in design: experiences from German industry," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(3-4), pages 295-312, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:12:y:2009:i:3-4:p:295-312
    DOI: 10.1080/13669870802604307
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    1. Gressgård, Leif Jarle & Hansen, Kåre, 2015. "Knowledge exchange and learning from failures in distributed environments: The role of contractor relationship management and work characteristics," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 167-175.

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