The human contribution : unsafe acts, accidents and heroic recoveries /
by James Reason.
- Aldershot : Ashgate, 2008.
- 250 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
The purpose of this book is to explore the human contribution to both the reliability and resilience of complex well-defended systems. The predominant mode of treating this topic is to consider the human as a hazard, but there is another perspective, and that is the human as hero.