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Change-oriented safety behavior in high reliability organizations: Meta-analyzing the social context
Title
Change-oriented safety behavior in high reliability organizations: Meta-analyzing the social context
Author
Engemann, Krista
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Management, Psychology
Description
Workplace safety is a concern for both scholars and practitioners because of the potential for substantial loss of organizational resources. The high reliability organization, and the theory that guides our understanding of this unique organizatio...
IMPACT OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON ROAD TUNNEL RESILIENCE
Title
IMPACT OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON ROAD TUNNEL RESILIENCE
Author
Jha, Anurag
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Civil engineering
Description
This thesis investigates the impact of different fixed firefighting systems (FFFS) on road tunnel resilience. The road tunnel and fire protection communities are considering a uniform approach for considering the benefits of an integrated design f...
Improving Reporting Culture through Daily Safety Huddle
Title
Improving Reporting Culture through Daily Safety Huddle
Author
MacKay, Margaret
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Health services administration
Description
The Institute of Medicine’s report "To Err is Human" remains relevant two decades later: medical error is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and 40% of hospitalized children experience medical error. One obstacle to safer care ...
MODELING TRAVEL DEMAND AND CRASHES AT MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC LEVELS
Title
MODELING TRAVEL DEMAND AND CRASHES AT MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC LEVELS
Author
Duddu, Venkata Ramana
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, City planning, Transportation--Planning
Description
Accurate travel demand / Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and crash predictions helps planners to plan, propose and prioritize infrastructure projects for future improvements. Existing methods are based on demographic characteristics, socio-eco...
Modeling and Evaluating the Safety Effectiveness of Mini-Roundabouts
Title
Modeling and Evaluating the Safety Effectiveness of Mini-Roundabouts
Author
Mishra, Raunak
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation, Sustainability
Description
Mini-roundabouts are a type of roundabout characterized by a small diameter, and fully traversable central island and splitter islands. They are an alternative intersection design option in areas with constraints requiring additional land acquisit...
SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Title
SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Author
Preston, Abigail
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation, Sustainability
Description
On-street bike lanes have been increasingly visible in the City of Charlotte but rarely utilized. The Charlotte Bikes bicycle program, adopted by City Council May, 2017, proposed that bicycle facilities implemented on arterials should be separated...
Safety, Reliability, and “That Magic Second”: A Grounded Practical Investigation of Dilemmatic Talk in Pit Crews’ Post-Competition Debriefs
Title
Safety, Reliability, and “That Magic Second”: A Grounded Practical Investigation of Dilemmatic Talk in Pit Crews’ Post-Competition Debriefs
Author
Engemann, Krista
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Organizational sociology
Description
Safety is often understood as freedom from unacceptable loss; reliability as the capacity to accomplish particular outcomes repeatedly through operational sensitivity. Both compel performance objectives for high-risk organizations. If either is ab...