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Perceived Safety [electronic resource] : A Multidisciplinary Perspective / edited by Martina Raue, Bernhard Streicher, Eva Lermer.

Contributor(s): Raue, Martina [editor.] | Streicher, Bernhard [editor.] | Lermer, Eva [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Risk Engineering: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019Edition: 1st ed. 2019.Description: XII, 150 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030114565.Subject(s): Security systems | Pharmaceutical chemistry | Nuclear engineering | Industrial Management | Biometry | Security Science and Technology | Pharmaceutics | Nuclear Energy | Industrial Management | BiostatisticsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 621 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Categorization of Safety -- Safety Governance -- Philosophical Perspective on Safety -- Psychological Perspective on Safety – Part I -- Psychological Perspective on Safety – Part II -- Safety and Risk Measures -- Practical Examples of Perceived Safety.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on perceived safety. It discusses the concept of safety from engineering, philosophy, and psychology angles, and considers various definitions of safety and its relationship to risk. Examining the categorization of safety and the measurement of risk, risk cultures, basic human needs and decision-making under uncertainty, the contributions demonstrate the practical implications and applications in areas such as health behavior, aviation and sports. Topics covered include: What is “safety” and is there “optimal safety” in engineering? Philosophical perspectives on safety and risk Psychological perspectives on perceived safety: social factors of feeling safe Psychological perspectives on perceived safety: zero-risk bias, feelings & learned carelessness Perception of aviation safety Intended for both practitioners and academic researchers, this book appeals to anyone interested in decision-making and the perception and establishment of safety.
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Introduction -- Categorization of Safety -- Safety Governance -- Philosophical Perspective on Safety -- Psychological Perspective on Safety – Part I -- Psychological Perspective on Safety – Part II -- Safety and Risk Measures -- Practical Examples of Perceived Safety.

This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on perceived safety. It discusses the concept of safety from engineering, philosophy, and psychology angles, and considers various definitions of safety and its relationship to risk. Examining the categorization of safety and the measurement of risk, risk cultures, basic human needs and decision-making under uncertainty, the contributions demonstrate the practical implications and applications in areas such as health behavior, aviation and sports. Topics covered include: What is “safety” and is there “optimal safety” in engineering? Philosophical perspectives on safety and risk Psychological perspectives on perceived safety: social factors of feeling safe Psychological perspectives on perceived safety: zero-risk bias, feelings & learned carelessness Perception of aviation safety Intended for both practitioners and academic researchers, this book appeals to anyone interested in decision-making and the perception and establishment of safety.

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