E16: Systems thinking and investigations
Do construction investigations take broader systems perspectives of accident causation, or stuck in the mud focused on local factors, people and behaviour?
Further, do investigations help organisations navigate complex, often entangled sociotechnical matters, or hinder progress in safety capacities?
Today’s paper is from Woolley, M. J., Goode, N., Read, G. J., & Salmon, P. M. (2019). Have we reached the organisational ceiling? a review of applied accident causation models, methods and contributing factors in construction. Theoretical issues in ergonomics science, 20(5), 533-555.
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