8 High-tech-high-hazard safety, culture and risk
1990‒2010
This chapter covers the same period as the previous chapter, but this time the emphasis is on high-tech-high-hazard safety. This is often called the ‘golden years’ of safety science. Quite a few metaphors and theories were developed during this period, which are briefly summarized in this chapter. Risk and safety culture dominate the two decades covered by this chapter.
General management schools
The management schools are the same as those discussed in the last chapter. Total quality management (TQM), the model of the Dutch Quality Institute (INK) and Six Sigma were the important management trends for the period 1988–2010. Corporate social responsibility ...
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