Introduction to Safety Science

1. Functions and Goals of Safety Science -- 2. Special Definitions -- 2.1. Damage -- 2.2. Danger, Endangerment, and Safety -- 2.3. Accident-like Occurrences Involving Damage -- 2.4. Source of Danger, Danger Field, Danger Potential, and Potential of Endangerment -- 2.5. Risk -- 3. Cybernetics and the Science of Safety -- 3.1. The Basics of Cybernetics -- 3.2. Cybernetic Approach of the Science of Safety -- 3.3. Systems Engineering as a Tool for the Evaluation of a Technical Plant as a Cybernetic Instrument -- 3.4. Mathematical Simulation -- 4. Safety Analysis -- 4.1. Tasks and Aims -- 4.2. Safety Analysis Work Methods -- 4.3. Qualitative Safety Analysis -- 4.4. Quantitative Safety Analysis -- 5. The Machine as a Safety Factor -- 5.1. The Machine Under Operational Stress -- 5.2. The Operational Behavior of the Machine -- 6. Man as a Safety Factor and as an Object of Protection -- 6.1. Medical Aspects -- 6.2. Psychological Aspects -- 6.3. Ergonomics -- 6.4. Education and Training -- 7. The Environment as a Safety Factor and an Asset Worthy of Protection -- 7.1. Natural and Civilizatory Factors -- 7.2. Environmental Strain Through Accidents in Technical Installations -- 7.3. Environmental Factors Influencing a Technical Installation -- 8. Safety Legislation -- 8.1. The Concept of Safety Legislation -- 8.2. The Goals of Safety Legislation -- 8.3. The Prevention of Damage Through Governmental Protection Measures -- 8.4. Safety Legislation and Technical Standards -- 8.5. Correlations Between the Purpose and the Effect of Safety Rules -- 8.6. The Limits of Safety Standardization -- 8.7. Extralegal Limits -- 8.8. Trends in the Development of Safety Legislation -- 9. Social Aspects of Safety Science -- 9.1. Technology Assessment -- 9.2. Risk Acceptance -- References.