ABSTRACT
Modern technological systems entail risks and uncertainties of hitherto unknown dimensions. This book discusses the construction of risk and safety within a variety of empirical contexts where technologies and their risk are debated and handled by individuals, groups or organizations. With contributions from leading scholars from Europe and the USA, it presents original theoretical discussions, linked to detailed empirical case studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |56 pages
Interpreting accidents
chapter |23 pages
Narratives of trust in constructing risk and danger
Interpretations of the Swissair 111 crash
part |37 pages
Defining risks
chapter |21 pages
“Talking diesel”
Negotiating and contesting environmental risks of automobility in Sweden
chapter |12 pages
Defining risk and safety in a high security organization
“Bunkering” at the Los Alamos Plutonium Handling Facility
part |74 pages
Constructing safety
chapter |18 pages
The social construction of safety in the face of fear and distrust
The case of cardiac intensive care
chapter |18 pages
Constructing workplace safety through control and learning
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