Preventing Corporate Accidents

PART I COMPANIES AT RISK Introduction to Part I 1 Management error Introduction Human error The corporate environment An ethical approach Afternote References 2 The corporate entity Introduction Corporate origins Corporate characteristics Corporate accountability Corporate manslaughter Critique of legislation Conclusion References 3 Corporate ethics Introduction Ethics Ethics and the law Individual ethics Corporate ethical behaviour The influence of human actors Managerial and professional ethics Conclusion References PART II STRATEGIES TO PREVENT CORPORATE ACCIDENTS Introduction to Part II 4 Safety culture Introduction Culture Organizational culture Safety culture Changing the safety culture Case studies References 5 Understand the risk Introduction What is risk? Expressions of risk Risk assessment Risk perception Case studies References 6 Safety regulation Introduction Historical background Safety regulation in the UK Risk acceptance criteria The ALARP principle Reducing the regulatory burden Case studies References 7 Safety management Introduction Regulatory and standard setting approaches to safety management Auditing approaches to safety management Behaviour-based approach to safety management Analytical approaches to safety management A systems approach to managing safety Case studies References 8 The learning organization Introduction Organizational learning Learning from accidents Building a just culture Information disclosure Case studies in failures of organizational learning References 9 Corporate social responsibility Introduction Corporate ethical policy Corporate citizenship Corporate structure models Corporate social responsibility Case studies References 10 Conclusions Summary Part I: Companies at risk Part II: Strategies to prevent corporate accidents Case studies A better way forward? References Appendix 1 Case studies in corporate manslaughter Introduction A1.1 The capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise A1.2 The Southall rail accident References Disclaimer Appendix 2 Case studies in corporate accidents Introduction A2.1 The loss of the space shuttle Columbia A2.2 The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant incident A2.3 The fire and explosion at the Conoco-Phillips Humber oil refinery A2.4 Children's heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, 1984--1995 A2.5 The Tokai-Mura criticality accident A2.6 The disposal of the Brent Spar oil storage facility A2.7 The Tylenol incident, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1982 References Appendix 3 Safety management tables References Index