Accidents will happen: safety-critical knowledge and automated control systems
Moulton, Bruce ; Forrest , Yvonne
New Technology, Work and Employment
2005
20
2
July
102-114
automatic control ; safety and health training ; technological change
Occupational safety and health
English
Bibliogr.
"This article presents findings from a study of control operators that raise concerns about safety-critical knowledge, culture and training. It is argued that the adoption of automated control systems can hinder the transfer of knowledge amongst operators, and this becomes an increasingly serious hazard as tacit knowledge is lost because of employee turnover."
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