Image/Poster Swiss Cheese Model. Citation Text: Adapted from: Reason JT. Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate: 1997. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 6, 2005 Adapted from: Reason JT. Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate: 1997. View more articles from the same authors. The "Swiss cheese" model illustrates how a particular hazard must penetrate multiple barriers and safeguards in order to cause harm. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Adapted from: Reason JT. Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate: 1997. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. March 27, 2005 The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries. 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