Management and Organizational Studies 4409F/G Lecture 3: Lecture 3
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Start soon due feb 1st (post initial profile) Technical factors > human factors > organizational factors. I(cid:374)dustrial pro(cid:272)ess (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g (cid:863)yellow (cid:272)ake(cid:863) (cid:894)fuel for (cid:374)u(cid:272)lear rea(cid:272)tors(cid:895) Uranium powder mixing in small batches- too much uranium- chain reaction. Using bucket to mix (cheaper) as opposed to lab. Cost effective started to make batches bigger radiation explosion. Issues: (cost cutting, training, moral, work ethic) defe(cid:374)se: (cid:894)had a la(cid:271)oratory (cid:271)uild for this [did(cid:374)"t use](cid:895) Organizational processes- activities over which and organization has a reasonable degree of direct control. Latent conditions: conditions present in the system before the accident, made evident by triggering factors. Defenses: resources to protect against the risks that organizations involved in production activities generate and must control. Workplace conditions: factors that directly influences the efficiency of people in aviation workplaces. Active failures: actions or inactions by people (pilots, controllers, maintenance engineers, aerodrome staff, etc) that have an immediate adverse effect. Management of protection v. production (to safe can cause bankruptcy)