Safety Ethics: Cases from Aviation, Healthcare and Occupational and Environmental Health.

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Safety Ethics: Cases from Aviation, Healthcare and Occupational and Environmental Health.

May 4, 2005

Patankar MS, Brown JP, Treadwell MD. Burlington VT: Ashgate; 2005. ISBN: 9780754642473.

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The authors review the ethical foundations of safety in the aviation, health care, and occupational and environmental health industries. The authors encourage professionals to embrace ethical decision making in supporting their safety work.

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