Translating systems thinking into practice: A guide to developing incident reporting systems

Abstract

Systems thinking tells us that human error, violations and technology failures result from poorly designed and managed work systems. To help us understand and prevent injuries and incidents, incident reporting systems must be capable of collecting data on contributory factors from across the overall work system, in addition to factors relating to the immediate context of the event (e.g. front-line workers, environment, and equipment).

This book describes how to design a practical, usable incident reporting system based on this approach. The book contains all the information needed to effectively design and implement a new incident reporting system underpinned by systems thinking. It also provides guidance on how to evaluate and improve existing incident reporting systems so they are practical for users, collect good quality data, and reflect the principles of systems thinking.

RAS ID

28837

Document Type

Book

Date of Publication

2019

Funding Information

Australian Research Council

National Health and Medical Research Council

School

Exercise Medicine Research Institute

Grant Number

ARC Number: FT140100681, NHMRC Number : 565900

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

CRC Press

Identifier

Caroline Finch

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-1930

Comments

Goode, N., Salmon, P. M., Lenne, M. G., & Finch, C. F. (2019). Translating systems thinking into practice: A guide to developing incident reporting systems. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press. Available here

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