Publications

From bite-size briefs to academic articles, all of Icsi and Foncsi’s publications are freely available, as our aim is to disseminate knowledge and raise awareness of safety culture as widely as possible.

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The essentials of safety leadership

Leadership in safety
The essentials of industrial safety
French English Spanish Portuguese
The essentials of safety leadership The essentials of safety leadership

The essentials for preventing serious injuries, fatalities and major technological accidents

Serious accident prevention
The essentials of industrial safety
French English Spanish Portuguese
The essentials for preventing serious injuries, fatalities and major technological accidents The essentials for preventing serious injuries, fatalities and major technological accidents

Implementing the Golden Rules

Serious accident prevention
Industrial safety reports
French English
Implementing the Golden Rules Implementing the Golden Rules

The essentials of safety culture

Safety culture
The essentials of industrial safety
French English Spanish Portuguese
The essentials of safety culture The essentials of safety culture

Human and organizational factors of safety: state of the art

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety reports
French English Spanish Portuguese Italian
Human and organizational factors of safety: state of the art Human and organizational factors of safety: state of the art

Bringing together humanity and technology in context

The industry of the future
Safety skills
Industrial safety reports
French English
Bringing together humanity and technology Bringing together humanity and technology

Articulation between compliance and initiative in safety management

Human and organizational factors
Safety culture
Industrial safety reports
French English
 Articulation between  compliance and initiative  in safety management Articulation between compliance and initiative in safety management

Industrial safety in the age of “living with”

The industry of the future
French English
 Industrial safety in the  age of “living with” Industrial safety in the age of “living with”

Citizen participation: the outlook 20 years after the Toulouse disaster

Industrial risks and the regions
Industrial safety reports
French English
Citizen participation:  the outlook 20 years after the Toulouse disaster Citizen participation: the outlook 20 years after the Toulouse disaster

Industrial safety in a changing world

The industry of the future
French English
Industrial safety  in a changing world Industrial safety in a changing world

The regulator-regulatee relationship embedded in a network of third parties

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety reports
French English
The regulator-regulatee  relationship embedded  in a network of third parties The regulator-regulatee relationship embedded in a network of third parties

Professionals, experts, and super experts:an insight into rule-based safety and managed-based safety

Safety culture
Safety skills
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English Spanish
Professionals, experts, and super experts:an insight into rule-based safety and managed-based safety Professionals, experts, and super experts:an insight into rule-based safety and managed-based safety

Is expertise dangerous?

Safety culture
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English Spanish
Is expertise dangerous? Is expertise dangerous?

The Coupling of Safety and Security - Exploring Interrelations in Theory and Practice

Safety culture
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
The Coupling of Safety and Security - Exploring Interrelations in Theory and Practice The Coupling of Safety and Security - Exploring Interrelations in Theory and Practice

Human and Organisational Factors - Practices and Strategies for a Changing World

Human and organizational factors
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
Human and Organisational Factors Human and Organisational Factors

What does the Covid-19 crisis teach us about resilience?

Resilience
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English
What does the Covid-19 crisis teach us about resilience? What does the Covid-19 crisis teach us about resilience?

Exploring Resilience - A Scientific Journey from Practice to Theory

Resilience
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
Exploring resilience Exploring resilience

Serious injury and fatality prevention

Serious accident prevention
Industrial safety reports
French English
Serious injury and fatality prevention Serious injury and fatality prevention

Risk Communication for the Future - Towards Smart Risk Governance and Safety Management

Industrial risks and the regions
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
Risk Communication for the Future Risk Communication for the Future

The operator, the manager and the monster from outer space

Safety skills
French English
The operator, the manager and the monster from outer space The operator, the manager and the monster from outer space

Safety Cultures, Safety Models - Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Safety culture
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
Safety Cultures, Safety Models Safety Cultures, Safety Models

Safety culture means paying constant attention to the 3 pillars

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Safety culture means paying constant attention to the 3 pillars Safety culture means paying constant attention to the 3 pillars

Organizational silence is the best enemy of safety

Safety culture
Human and organizational factors
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English Spanish
Organizational silence is the best enemy of safety Organizational silence is the best enemy of safety

Safety culture, from understanding to action

Safety culture
Industrial safety reports
French English
Safety culture, from understanding to action Safety culture, from understanding to action

The investigation process following major technological accidents

Risk analysis
Feedback from experience
Industrial risks and the regions
Industrial safety reports
French English
The investigation process following major technological accidents The investigation process following major technological accidents

Beyond Safety Training – Embedding Safety in professional skills

Safety skills
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
Beyond safety training Beyond safety training

Human and organizational factors in companies on three separate tracks?

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English
Human and organizational factors in companies on three separate tracks? Human and organizational factors in companies on three separate tracks?

The Illusion of Risk Control – What Does it Take to Live With Uncertainty

Resilience
SpringerBriefs in Safety Management
English
The illusion of risk control The illusion of risk control

A positive approach to safety is a powerful lever

Safety culture
Leadership in safety
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
A positive approach to safety is a powerful lever A positive approach to safety is a powerful lever

Catastrophe aversion: social attitudes towards common fates

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety reports
English
Catastrophe aversion: social attitudes towards common fates Catastrophe aversion: social attitudes towards common fates

Our perception of the consequences of our actions affects our safety behavior

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Our perception of the consequences of our actions affects our safety behavior Our perception of the consequences of our actions affects our safety behavior

A questioning attitude: a mark of professionalism and the maturity of a company's safety culture

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
A questioning attitude: a mark of professionalism and the maturity of a company's safety culture A questioning attitude: a mark of professionalism and the maturity of a company's safety culture

How to foster a safe, sustainable working environment with a subcontractor? Establish trust. Right from the beginning.

Subcontracting
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
How to foster a safe, sustainable working environment with a subcontractor? Establish trust. Right from the beginning. How to foster a safe, sustainable working environment with a subcontractor? Establish trust. Right from the beginning.

Promoting safe behavior is not the ultimate challenge when improving safety performance

Human and organizational factors
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Promoting safe behavior is not the ultimate challenge when improving safety performance Promoting safe behavior is not the ultimate challenge when improving safety performance

To improve safety culture, managers must know what is happening in the field

Leadership in safety
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
To improve safety culture, managers must know what is happening in the field To improve safety culture, managers must know what is happening in the field

Operators who take initiatives reinforce safety

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Operators who take initiatives reinforce safety Operators who take initiatives reinforce safety

Expecting the unexpected is all part of the manager's job

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Expecting the unexpected is all part of the manager's job Expecting the unexpected is all part of the manager's job

Trust and control: a subtle interaction between two intimately-linked concepts

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Trust and control: a subtle interaction between two intimately-linked concepts Trust and control: a subtle interaction between two intimately-linked concepts

Safety culture ambitions should be consistent with the context

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Safety culture ambitions should be consistent with the context Safety culture ambitions should be consistent with the context

Risk, uncertainty and decision-making, improving the effectiveness of group decision-making

Human and organizational factors
Resilience
Industrial safety reports
English
Risk, uncertainty and decision-making, improving the effectiveness of group decision-making Risk, uncertainty and decision-making, improving the effectiveness of group decision-making

Professional misconduct does not explain the real cause of accidents

Human and organizational factors
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English Spanish
Professional misconduct does not explain the real cause of accidents Professional misconduct does not explain the real cause of accidents

Safety at work must be consistent with safety at home

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Safety at work must be consistent with safety at home Safety at work must be consistent with safety at home

Systematic sanctions are not the best approach to change the behavior of a person who does not respect the rules

Human and organizational factors
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Systematic sanctions are not the best approach to change the behavior of a person who does not respect the rules Systematic sanctions are not the best approach to change the behavior of a person who does not respect the rules

Accidents are not due to good or bad luck

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
Accidents are not due to good or bad luck Accidents are not due to good or bad luck

The most experienced people can be too sure of themselves

Safety culture
Our thoughts on safety culture
French English
The most experienced people can be too sure of themselves The most experienced people can be too sure of themselves

Values/behaviour: cause or consequence?

Safety culture
Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English Spanish
Values/behaviour: cause or consequence? Values/behaviour: cause or consequence?

A way out of the impasse: assessing the company culture instead of the safety culture

Safety culture
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English Spanish
A way out of the impasse: assessing the company culture instead of the safety culture A way out of the impasse: assessing the company culture instead of the safety culture

Negotiation & Economics: basics

Trade-off
Resilience
Viewpoints on industrial safety
English
Negotiation & Economics: basics Negotiation & Economics: basics

Safety: a matter for “professionals”?

Safety skills
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English
Safety: a matter for “professionals”? Safety: a matter for “professionals”?

Safety models, safety cultures: What’s the link?

Safety culture
Industrial safety opinion pieces
French English
Safety models, safety cultures: What’s the link? Safety models, safety cultures: What’s the link?

Risk regulation, liability and insurance

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety reports
English
Risk regulation, liability and insurance Risk regulation, liability and insurance

Possibilistic methods for uncertainty treatment: an application to maintenance modelling

Risk analysis
Resilience
English
Possibilistic methods for uncertainty treatment: an application to maintenance modelling Possibilistic methods for uncertainty treatment: an application to maintenance modelling

Risk attitude & economics

Trade-off
Resilience
Viewpoints on industrial safety
French English
Risk attitude & economics Risk attitude & economics

Risk, uncertainty and decision-making: field observation

Human and organizational factors
Resilience
Industrial safety reports
English
Risk, uncertainty and decision-making: field observation Risk, uncertainty and decision-making: field observation

Uncertainty propagation and importance measure assessment: case studies

Risk analysis
Resilience
Industrial safety reports
English
Uncertainty propagation and importance measure assessment: case studies Uncertainty propagation and importance measure assessment: case studies

Methods for representing uncertainty: a literature review

Risk analysis
Resilience
Industrial safety reports
English
Methods for representing uncertainty: a literature review Methods for representing uncertainty: a literature review

Taking account of human and organisational factors in planning and designing a high risk system

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety reports
French English Spanish
Taking account of human and organisational factors in planning and designing a high risk system Taking account of human and organisational factors in planning and designing a high risk system

Risk-informed decision-making processes: an overview

Risk analysis
Trade-off
Industrial safety reports
English
Risk-informeddecision-making processes: an overview Risk-informeddecision-making processes: an overview

Uncertainty characterization in risk analysis for decision-making practice

Risk analysis
Resilience
English
Uncertainty characterization in risk analysis for decision-making practice Uncertainty characterization in risk analysis for decision-making practice

Decision-making in groups under uncertainty

Trade-off
Resilience
Industrial safety reports
English
Decision-making in groups under uncertainty Decision-making in groups under uncertainty

Leadership in safety, industrial practices

Leadership in safety
Industrial safety reports
French English Spanish
Leadership in safety, industrial practices Leadership in safety, industrial practices

Control and accountability in highly-automated systems

Human and organizational factors
Industrial safety reports
English
Control and accountability in highly-automated systems Control and accountability in highly-automated systems