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Research on operational mechanism of safety science paradigms: a conceptual analysis based on safety-I, safety-II, and safety-III
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Ruipeng TONG1, Yiyan WANG1, Qi WU1, Ying MAO1, Surui XU2, Yu AN**, 1
China Safety Science Journal | 2026, 36(1) : 7 - 16
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China Safety Science Journal | 2026, 36(1): 7-16
Safety Science Theories and Methods
Research on operational mechanism of safety science paradigms: a conceptual analysis based on safety-I, safety-II, and safety-III
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Ruipeng TONG1, Yiyan WANG1, Qi WU1, Ying MAO1, Surui XU2, Yu AN**, 1
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  • 1School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Safety Engineering, China University of Labor Relations, Beijing 100048, China
Published: 2026-01-28 doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2026.01.0564
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In order to elucidate the essential differences among safety-I, safety-II, and safety-III, to clarify the operational mechanisms of safety science paradigms, and to promote the sustained development of safety science as a scientific discipline, this study adopted literature review and comparative analysis methods. The theoretical distinctions among the three from epistemological and methodological dimensions were analyzed. Then the construction and transformation of the safety science paradigm from the perspective of philosophy of science were discussed, and their paradigm positions were clarified. The results indicate that: Safety-I represents traditional accident causation theories or models that emphasize causality. Safety-II is a resilience theory that studies safety issues from a positive perspective. Safety-III is a systemic accident model grounded in systems theory and cybernetics. The safety science paradigm comprises one entity with four aspects. These aspects include the paradigm-free stage, paradigm establishment stage, normal science research stage, paradigm crisis stage, and paradigm shift stage. Currently, the safety science paradigm is dominated by accident causation theory and remains in the normal science research stage. Although there are signs of a paradigm crisis, it has not yet entered the paradigm shift period. Safety-I and Safety-III are research contents within the accident causation theory paradigm. However, Safety-II reflects changes in both beliefs and research perspectives. It can be seen as a new research direction in safety science, but it has not yet become a new paradigm. The future development of the safety science paradigm has three possible forms. It requires continuous practice and exploration led by new technologies.

safety science paradigm  /  operational mechanism  /  safety-I  /  safety-II  /  safety-III  /  paradigm shift
Ruipeng TONG, Yiyan WANG, Qi WU, Ying MAO, Surui XU, Yu AN. Research on operational mechanism of safety science paradigms: a conceptual analysis based on safety-I, safety-II, and safety-III[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2026 , 36 (1) : 7 -16 . DOI: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2026.01.0564
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doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2026.01.0564
  • Receive Date:2025-08-11
  • Online Date:2026-07-08
  • Published:2026-01-28
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  • Received:2025-08-11
  • Revised:2025-11-18
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    1School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    2College of Safety Engineering, China University of Labor Relations, Beijing 100048, China
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