Safety Ethics: Cases From Aviation, Healthcare And Occupational And Environmental Health

by Patankar,Manoj S.

• ISBN13: 9780754642473
• ISBN10: 075464247X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-28
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Much of the previous literature in the field of safety focuses on either the technical equipment issues or the human performance factors that contribute to the active failures in safety-critical systems. However, this book provides guidance in the moral or ethical aspects of decision-making that perpetuate many of the latent failures in safety-critical systems.The book presents an interdisciplinary discussion of ethical decision-making and discusses the need to teach ethical decision-making in professional academic programs. It provides a concise introduction to the ethical foundations and follows up with case studies from aviation, healthcare, and environmental and occupational health. These cases illustrate the challenges faced by the individuals in their respective field and the reasons for the choices that they made in the face of adversities.Safety Ethics gives a fascinating insight into ethical decision-making for all those interested or involved in safety-critical environments. The book will be an extremely valuable guide for professionals in making decisions consistent with their beliefs and code of ethics.

Author Biography

Manoj S. Patankar is Chairman of the Department of Aviation Science at Saint Louis University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Foreword
Dr. Gregory R. Beabout	xvii
1. Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making	1	(22)
Manoj S. Patankar
2. Ethical Challenges in Aviation Maintenance	23	(14)
Manoj S. Patankar
3. Aviation Maintenance Environment: The Context for Ethical Decisions	37	(20)
Manoj S. Patankar
4. Ethical Responsibilities of Educators, Regulators and Professional Organizations in Aviation	57	(10)
Manoj S. Patankar
5. Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare	67	(16)
Jeffrey P. Brown
6. Key Themes in Healthcare Safety Dilemmas	83	(44)
Jeffrey P. Brown
7. Ethical Responsibilities of Educators, Regulators and Professional Organizations in Healthcare	127	(12)
Jeffrey P. Brown
8. Ethical Challenges in Occupational and Environmental Health	139	(24)
Melinda D. Treadwell
9. Cases from Occupational and Environmental Health	163	(22)
Melinda D. Treadwell
10. Ethical Responsibilities of Educators, Regulators and Professional Organizations in Occupational and Environmental Health	185	(14)
Melinda D. Treadwell
Afterword	199	(4)
Appendix: Cases for Classroom Discussions, Workshops or Other Interactive Opportunities	203	(22)
Index	225