Advancing a sociotechnical systems approach to workplace safety – developing the conceptual framework
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Carayon, Pascale
Hancock, Peter
Leveson, Nancy
Noy, Ian
Sznelwar, Laerte
van Hootegem, Geert
Leveson, Nancy G
Date Issued
April 2015
Journal
Ergonomics
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Taylor & Francis
Citation
Carayon, Pascale et al. “Advancing a Sociotechnical Systems Approach to Workplace Safety – Developing the Conceptual Framework.” Ergonomics 58.4 (2015): 548–564.
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Abstract
Traditional efforts to deal with the enormous problem of workplace safety have proved insufficient, as they have tended to neglect the broader sociotechnical environment that surrounds workers. Here, we advocate a sociotechnical systems approach that describes the complex multi-level system factors that contribute to workplace safety. From the literature on
sociotechnical systems, complex systems and safety, we develop a sociotechnical model of workplace safety with concentric layers of the work system, socio-organisational context and the external environment. The future challenges that are identified through the model are highlighted.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1015623
