1、5700 英文单词, 2.9 万英文字符 ,中文 9500 字 文献出处: Aven T. What is safety science?J. Safety Science, 2014, 67(67):15-20. What is safety science? Terje Aven Abstract This paper addresses the issue of how to understand safety science as a concept. Several denitions of safety are reviewed and discussed, including t
2、he interpretations that safety is the absence of undesirable events and accidents and that safety is the antonym of risk. Reections are also made on what science means in relation to safety. It is argued that safety science can be viewed as knowledge about safety related issues, and the development
3、of concepts, theories, principles and methods to understand, assess, communicate and manage (in a broad sense) safety. In addition we may speak about science safety as a discipline, covering the totality of relevant educational programmes, journals, papers, researchers, research groups and societies
4、, etc. Keywords: Safety concept; Safety science; Risk perspective; Risk assessment 1. Introduction To study the concept safety science the natural point of departure is the scope and aims of this journal, Safety Science. We read from the journals website: Safety Science serves as an international me
5、dium for research in the science and technology of human safety. It extends from safety of people at work to other spheres, such as transport, leisure and home, as well as every other eld of mans hazardous activities. Safety Science is multidisciplinary. Its contributors and its audience range from
6、psychologists to chemical engineers. The journal covers the physics and engineering of safety; its social, policy and organisational aspects; the management of risks; the effectiveness of control techniques for safety; standardization, legislation, inspection, insurance, costing aspects, human behaviour and safety and the like. Safety Science will enable academic researchers, engineers and decision makers in companies, government agencies and international bodies, to augment the