Publications by authors named "Sandra Lorena Beltran"
Article Synopsis
- Many companies blame the people involved in accidents instead of looking at the bigger reasons behind why those accidents happened.
- This study looks at an oil refinery accident in Brazil to understand what went wrong and how the company's policies played a part.
- The findings show that issues like too many strict rules and a push for fast results created unsafe conditions, which means that just blaming individuals doesn't help prevent future accidents.
The analysis of work-related accidents is important for accident surveillance and prevention. Current methods of analysis seek to overcome reductionist views that see these occurrences as simple events explained by operator error. The objective of this paper is to analyze the Model of Analysis and Prevention of Accidents (MAPA) and its use in monitoring interventions, duly highlighting aspects experienced in the use of the tool.
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