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Ep. 68 Are safety cases an impending crisis?

The Safety of Work

CHAPTER

Evaluating Safety Cases: Effectiveness and Challenges

This chapter analyzes the structure and review processes of safety cases, highlighting gaps in research regarding their efficacy in improving safety outcomes. It questions the value of safety cases, discussing various perspectives on whether they enhance or compromise safety due to overconfidence. The discussion also addresses the challenges of accessing critical safety data, limiting the ability to comprehensively study and assess the actual impact of safety cases in major hazard facilities.

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