Article | REF: SE1055 V1

Risks and major accidents

Author: Jean-Louis NICOLET

Publication date: October 10, 2008, Review date: March 1, 2015 | Lire en français

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    8. The ten commandments of safety management

    From the study of these and many other accidents, it is possible to draw ten commandments, ten pillars on which any prevention policy should rest if it is to be effective and dynamic. Let's review them in turn.

    8.1 Systems thinking

    Tenerife, Flaujac, Piper Alpha, Flixborough and the Mont-Blanc tunnel clearly show that, given the growing complexity of our industrial systems and networks and their impact on society and the environment, which translates into increased risk potential, all those who work within them, from the president to the operator, must have a permanent systems vision. Everyone in their position must understand that every component, whether material, informational, procedural, human or financial, is more or less directly linked to a number of...

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