Evaluating Human and Organizational Factors in Complex Operations

ISBN-13: 9783845401348 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str.

Maria Chiara Leva

Opis

The book presents the development of a simulator for approaching human errors in complex operational frameworks (e.g., plant commissioning, Air traffic management etc.). The aim is to integrate the quantification capabilities of the so-called first-generation human reliability assessment (HRA) methods with a cognitive evaluation of the operator. The simulator allows analysing both error prevention and error recovery. It integrates cognitive human error analysis with standard hazard analysis methods (Hazop and event tree) by means of a semi static approach . The comparison between the results obtained through the proposed approach and those of a traditional HRA method such as human error assessment and reduction technique, shows the capability of the simulator to provide coherent and accurate analysis.

O autorze

Maria Chiara Leva is currently working as Research Fellow in the APRG (Aerospace Psychology Research Group) in Trinity College Dublin. Her previous experience started in the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria studying Human Error Analysis in Industrial Accidents and Safety Management Systems.