Person
James Reason
Safety scientist whose work on human error, organizational accidents, and resilient systems shaped modern safety thinking.
Why this matters
Reason reframes failure as systemic—essential for coupling, accountability, and learning without blame theater.
Works3 sources
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Human Error
Reason, James. Human Error. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents
Reason, James. Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 1997.
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The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries
Reason, James. The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries. Farnham, UK: Ashgate, 2008.
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