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Overview

Patrick Waterson is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and focuses primarily on research within the health professions domain, contributing extensively to occupational health and safety. Their work spans several interconnected fields including radiological and ultrasound technology, social psychology, statistics, probability and uncertainty, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as medical laboratory technology.

The main topics covered in Waterson's research include:

  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Quality and Safety in Healthcare
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Safety Warnings and Signage
  • Ergonomics and Human Factors

Their recent papers are published predominantly in Safety Science and Ergonomics, addressing various aspects of accident causation, human factors in safety, and evaluation of risk assessment methods. Selected recent publications include:

  • The big picture on accident causation: A review, synthesis and meta-analysis of AcciMap studies (2020, Safety Science)
  • Human factors and nuclear safety since 1970 - A critical review of the past, present and future (2020, Safety Science)
  • Improving accident analysis in construction - Development of a contributing factor classification framework and evaluation of its validity and reliability (2021, Safety Science)
  • Are accident analysis methods fit for purpose? Testing the criterion-referenced concurrent validity of AcciMap, STAMP-CAST and AcciNet (2021, Safety Science)
  • Testing the reliability and validity of risk assessment methods in Human Factors and Ergonomics (2021, Ergonomics)

Frequent publication venues for Waterson also include Applied Ergonomics, SSRN Electronic Journal, and arXiv (Cornell University). The researcher has contributed notably to the interdisciplinary understanding of safety through publications in:

  • Ergonomics
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Safety Science

Collaboration is a significant element of their work, with recurrent co-authors being:

  • Paul M. Salmon
  • Guy H. Walker
  • Neville A. Stanton
  • Adam Hulme
  • Gyuchan Thomas Jun

Waterson's research integrates multiple approaches to safety, risk, and ergonomics, contributing to both theoretical frameworks and practical methodologies for accident analysis, human factors evaluation, and risk assessment. Their work bridges technical and human-centered perspectives within healthcare, occupational safety, and engineering safety sciences.

Best Publications

  • Shopfloor innovation: Facilitating the suggestion and implementation of ideas

    Carolyn M. Axtell;D. J. Holman;K. L. Unsworth;T. D. Wall

  • Explaining intranet use with the technology acceptance model

    Robin P Horton;Tamsin Buck;Patrick E Waterson;Chris W Clegg

  • Systems thinking, the Swiss Cheese Model and accident analysis: A comparative systemic analysis of the Grayrigg train derailment using the ATSB, AcciMap and STAMP models

    Peter Underwood;Patrick Waterson

  • Systemic accident analysis: Examining the gap between research and practice

    Peter Underwood;Patrick Waterson

  • Defining the methodological challenges and opportunities for an effective science of sociotechnical systems and safety

    Patrick Waterson;Michelle M. Robertson;Nancy J. Cooke;Laura Militello

  • What do applications of systems thinking accident analysis methods tell us about accident causation? A systematic review of applications between 1990 and 2018

    Adam Hulme;Neville A. Stanton;Guy H. Walker;Patrick Waterson

  • Crossing levels in systems ergonomics: A framework to support 'mesoergonomic' inquiry

    Ben-Tzion Karsh;Patrick Waterson;Richard J. Holden

  • Maturity models and safety culture: A critical review

    Anastacio Pinto Goncalves Filho;Patrick Waterson

  • Psychometric properties of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: findings from the UK

    Patrick Waterson;Paula L. Griffiths;C.B. Stride;J. Murphy

  • A critical review of the systems approach within patient safety research

    Patrick Waterson

  • The use and effectiveness of modern manufacturingpractices: A survey of UK industry

    P. E. Waterson;C.W. Clegg;R. Bolden;K. Pepper

  • A new taxonomy of modern manufacturing practices

    Richard Bolden;Patrick Waterson;Peter Warr;Chris Clegg

  • 'Remixing Rasmussen': The evolution of Accimaps within systemic accident analysis.

    Patrick Waterson;Daniel P. Jenkins;Paul M. Salmon;Peter Underwood

  • Health information technology and sociotechnical systems: a progress report on recent developments within the UK National Health Service (NHS).

    Patrick Waterson

  • State of Science: ergonomics and global issues.

    Andrew Thatcher;Patrick Waterson;Andrew Todd;Neville Moray

  • Ergonomics and sustainability.

    Roger Haslam;Patrick Waterson

  • A Sociotechnical Method for Designing Work Systems

    Patrick E. Waterson;Melanie T. Older Gray;Chris W. Clegg

  • The big picture on accident causation: A review, synthesis and meta-analysis of AcciMap studies

    Paul M. Salmon;Paul M. Salmon;Adam Hulme;Guy H. Walker;Guy H. Walker;Patrick Waterson

  • Human factors in healthcare: welcome progress, but still scratching the surface

    Patrick Waterson;Ken Catchpole

  • Global food safety as a complex adaptive system: Key concepts and future prospects

    Rounaq Nayak;Patrick Waterson

  • A critical assessment of task allocation methods and their applicability

    Melanie T. Older;Patrick E. Waterson;Chris W. Clegg

  • The assessment of food safety culture: An investigation of current challenges, barriers and future opportunities within the food industry

    Rounaq S. Nayak;Patrick Waterson

  • The dynamics of work organization, knowledge and technology during software development

    Patrick E. Waterson;Chris W. Clegg;Carolyn M. Axtell

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris W. Clegg
Chris W. Clegg University of Leeds
Kevin Daniels
Kevin Daniels University of East Anglia
Sarah Pink
Sarah Pink Monash University
David Holman
David Holman University of Manchester
Toby D. Wall
Toby D. Wall University of Sheffield
Claire O'Malley
Claire O'Malley Teesside University
Paula L. Griffiths
Paula L. Griffiths Loughborough University
Peter A. Hancock
Peter A. Hancock University of Central Florida
Peter Warr
Peter Warr University of Sheffield
Chris Stride
Chris Stride University of Sheffield

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