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paradox of almost totally safe systems: a standalone construct

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Safety science

the observation that systems already safer than about one accident per million operations stop improving through more rules and removal of error.

In safety science, paradox of almost totally safe systems refers to the observation that systems already safer than about one accident per million operations stop improving through more rules and removal of error. This meaning comes from Amalberti (2001) in Safety Science.[1]

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References

Amalberti, R. (2001). The paradoxes of almost totally safe transportation systems. Safety Science, 37(2-3), 109-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0925-7535(00)00045-x

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