{"product_id":"9783031495694","title":"SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology: New Actors and New Viewpoints in a Conservative Landscape","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology: New Actors and New Viewpoints in a Conservative Landscape\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLe Coze, Jean-Christophe; Journé, Benoît\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis open access book addresses relationships that develop from the complex set of legislative, regulatory, and institutional arrangements that arise in the governance of high-hazard industries, especially those connected with safety. It analyses the difference in practices between high-hazard sectors such as nuclear power, chemical processing, and transport with those in the finance and healthcare sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between regulating and regulated entities is important in ensuring that safety is not subordinated to other concerns and in maintaining public confidence. As a result, the brief addresses various pressures and trade-offs inherent in that relationship, trade-offs between such considerations as:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cli\u003ecost of the oversight      activity and its effectiveness;\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eregulator independence      and its level of competency and understanding of the risks involved;\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eability to provide      advice on meeting regulatory goals and being able to criticize decisions      made; and\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eeffectiveness and      intrusion in operational activities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors show how, over time, a more horizontal or “decentred” approach to regulatory oversight has appeared, with a larger degree of delegation of certain decisions to industry and a greater role for a range of third parties such as certification bodies, auditors, insurers, industry associations and NGOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is of interest to academics working in the fields of safety science or organizational management and to practitioners, regulators and policy-makers concerned with health and safety and critical infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-02-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031495694\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-49570-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 114\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398740537484,"sku":"9783031495694","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031495694.jpg?v=1775048506","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031495694","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}