James Reason (1938–2025)

Author of Human Error

About the Author

James Reason was Professor of Psychology at the University of Manchester from 1977-2001. From 1964-76, he was Lecturer then Reader in Psychology at the University of Leicester. He has also worked at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, and the US Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, show more Pensacola. show less

Includes the names: Reason James, James T. Reason

Works by James Reason

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Human Error (1990) 158 copies

Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents (1997) 85 copies, 1 review

The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries (2008) 31 copies

Managing Maintenance Error: A Practical Guide (2003) 17 copies

A Life in Error: From Little Slips to Big Disasters (2013) 17 copies

Organizational accidents revisited (2016) 8 copies

Lapses of Attention in Everyday Life (1984) 1 copy

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Legal name: Reason, James Tootle
Birthdate: 1938-05-01
Date of death: 2025-02-05
Gender: male
Relationships: Reason, Rea (widow)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Watford, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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rabbitprincess 2,598 reviews

Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents by James Reason

I learned so much from this book. If all you know of Reason is his "Swiss cheese model" of accident causation, then read this to learn the story behind the model.

Dec 30, 2023