SAFETY AND THE DESIGN PROCESS

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to improve the scientific approach to problems by disconnecting their analysis and modelling from the question of blame. To achieve prevention should be included form the beginning as an explicit feed-forward constraint in the engineering design process. The dissertation is set up as a series of articles, accompanied by two connecting chapters. The connecting chapters between the articles serve as a framework which fills in underlying concepts and which describes the of approach to problems. Within this of approach a number of items are elaborated in the three articles: (1) the article scenarios in the design process describes the structuring of the problem area into manageable sub-problems through use-scenarios and hazard patterns. (2) the article redesign of bridge layout and equipment for fishing vessels discusses the importance of in-depth research into principal causes which have been established, especially with respect to the explanation and prediction of human behaviour and the design requirements which emerge from them. (3) the article safety and the design process argues the need for in the design as an explicit, feed-forward design aspect and describes the relation between the problem solving and the engineering design with their principal decision points. Finally the dissertation refers to a number of research reports and papers that further discuss or demonstrate the application of the new methods and techniques or that apply existing theories in a new way.

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