1st Edition

Investigating Human Error Incidents, Accidents and Complex Systems

By Barry Strauch Copyright 2002
    324 Pages
    by Routledge

    324 Pages
    by Routledge

    This title was first published in 2002: This volume presents a method to investigate the human performance issues associated with an accident or incident, with a detailed discussion of the types of data to collect, and methods of collecting and analyzing data. The book should be of interest to accident/incident investigators, specialists in nuclear, chemical processing, aviation and other critical industries, safety experts, researchers and students in the field of human error, human factors, ergonomics and industrial engineering, and government agencies for regulation, health and safety.

    I: Errors and Complex Systems; 1: Introduction; 2: Errors, Complex Systems, Accidents, and Investigations; II: Antecedents; 3: Equipment; 4: The Operator; 5: The Company and the Regulator; 6: Maintenance and Inspection; 7: Multi-Operator Systems; 8: Culture; III: Data and Data Analysis; 9: System Recorders; 10: Written Documentation; 11: Interviews; 12: Analysis; IV: Issues; 13: Situation Awareness and Decision Making; 14: Automation; V: Applying the Data; 15: Case Study; 16: Final Thoughts

    Biography

    Barry Strauch