Citation

Carayon P, Hancock P, Leveson N, Noy I, Sznelwar L, van Hootegem G. Ergonomics 2015; 58(4): 548-564.

Affiliation

a Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00140139.2015.1015623

PMID

25831959

Abstract

Traditional efforts to deal with the enormous problem of workplace safety have proved insufficient, as they have tended to neglect the broader sociotechnical environment that surrounds workers. Here, we advocate a sociotechnical systems approach that describes the complex multi-level system factors that contribute to workplace safety. From the literature on sociotechnical systems, complex systems and safety, we develop a sociotechnical model of workplace safety with concentric layers of the work system, socio-organisational context and the external environment. The future challenges that are identified through the model are highlighted.

Language: en