Disasters - 9781138144231

CRC Press

DisastersLearning the Lessons for a Safer World\nAuthor(s): David Eves\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138144231, 978-1138144231\nSynopsis\nThis is a reprint of ISBN [tel]\n\nDisasters: learning the lessons for a safer world is both a tribute to the victims of past safety failures and a warning against complacency and cutting corners today. It also recognises the achievements of health and safety professionals and others in learning the lessons of past mistakes. As Trevor Kletz has written, \""Someone has paid the 'tuition fess'. There is no need for you to pay them again.\""\n\nIllustrated throughout in colour, the book looks at over 90 accidents, incidents and safety failures. Some, like Aberfan, Chernobyl and Hillsborough, are known simply by a single place name. Others have now faded from our collective consciousness but still have important lessons for us today, such as the early fires, explosions and mining n