TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Accident reporting systems:  A basic problem area in industrial society
JO  - Journal of occupational psychology
A1  - Adams, N. L.
A1  - Hartwell, N.M.
SP  - 285
EP  - 298
VL  - 50
IS  - 4
N2  - This paper examines accident-reporting and information-processing systems associated with industrial accidents. Detailed analyses were made of semistructured interviews with personnel from a number of plants in the steel industry, supplemented by a wider ranging series of discussions in other industries and organizations. Some suggestions are made for dealing with a number of specific problems identified. The major problem revealed is a composite one, its essence being that accident-reporting systems have not been designed as information systems, but have grown in a relatively unplanned way to meet individual needs and preferences as these arose. Criteria for a more effective accident-reporting system are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]<p />
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SN  - 0305-8107
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -