Human and organizational biases affecting the management of safety.

Teemu Reiman; Carl Rollenhagen

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Human and organizational biases affecting the management of safety.

October 12, 2011

Reiman T, Rollenhagen C. Reliab Eng Syst Saf. 2011;96(10).

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This piece examines the impact of bias on safety improvement efforts and safety culture.

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