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How Safety Science Can Be Strengthened by Clarifying Its Foundation and Increasing Its Interaction With Risk Science.

¹University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis

|April 9, 2026

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Safety science lacks a clear definition but is closely related to risk science. Integrating safety science within risk science can improve understanding and management of safety issues.

Area of Science:

Safety science
Risk science
Interdisciplinary studies

Background:

The definition and scope of safety science are not authoritatively established.
Scholarly discussions on safety science's meaning, object, and scope are ongoing.
Existing safety science literature often omits explicit discussion of risk.

Purpose of the Study:

To clarify the foundational principles of safety science.
To define the relationship between safety science and risk science.
To explore how enhanced interaction with risk science can improve safety issue management.

Main Methods:

Literature review and conceptual analysis.
Examination of safety science journal publications.
Comparative analysis of safety science and risk science concepts.

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Safety science can be conceptually subsumed within risk science.
Core safety science topics align with applied risk science.
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Conclusions:

A stronger integration with generic and applied risk science can enhance safety science.
Explicitly addressing risk in safety science literature is crucial.
Safety science can be viewed as a component of the broader risk science domain.