Human Factors in Hazardous Situations
Author | : Royal Society (Great Britain). Discussion Meeting |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Accidents |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Royal Society (Great Britain). Discussion Meeting |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Accidents |
ISBN | : |
Author | : D. E. Broadbent |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi |
Publisher | : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2020-11-13 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0128181109 |
Process Safety Management and Human Factors: A Practitioner's Experiential Approach addresses human factors in process safety management (PSM) from a reflective learning approach. The book is written by engineers and technical specialists who spent the last 15-20 years of their professional career looking at behavioral-based safety, human factor research, and safety culture development in organizations. It is a fundamental resource for operational, technical and safety managers in high-risk industries who need to focus on personal and occupational safety management to prevent safety accidents. Real-life examples illustrate how a good, effective understanding of human factors supports PSM and positive impacts on accident occurrence. Covers the evolution and background of process safety management Shows how to integrate and augment process safety management with operational excellence and health, safety and environment management systems Focuses on human factors in process safety management Includes many real-life case studies from the collective experience of the book's authors
Author | : Royal Society (Grande-Bretagne) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780854033881 |
Author | : C.G. Hoyos |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2014-06-28 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1483297306 |
Since the early 1970s there has been a considerable growth in the literature published on the topic of human reliability. However, the main emphasis has been on technical aspects of human reliability, rather than on an integrated safety approach combining safety engineering, organization and human factors. Up till now, information on the subject of occupational safety which covers human reliability as one aspect has been widely scattered in technical reviews or briefly mentioned in textbooks.This book provides a comprehensive overview on occupational safety with special emphasis on the human element. Examples of empirical studies as well as suggestions for practical measures are included to help in the understanding and application of the contents of the text. Although the prime objective of the book is to cover occupational safety from a human factors point of view, nevertheless some of the related areas are also discussed. Among others, they include problem solving in complex systems, judgmental and heuristic biases in decision making as well as characteristics of decision support systems in high risk industry. The inclusion of these topics clearly indicates the shift in attention of occupational safety from work activities on the shop floor to tasks of operators and supervisors in automated and semi-automated systems.The text will prove useful to students of psychology and human factors engineering. Additionally, it holds great utility for persons with an engineering background, such as industrial engineers, quality control engineers, system and design engineers and safety practitioners.
Author | : Donald Eric Broadbent |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Disasters |
ISBN | : |
Author | : CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2010-08-13 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0470925086 |
Almost all the major accident investigations--Texas City, Piper Alpha, the Phillips 66 explosion, Feyzin, Mexico City--show human error as the principal cause, either in design, operations, maintenance, or the management of safety. This book provides practical advice that can substantially reduce human error at all levels. In eight chapters--packed with case studies and examples of simple and advanced techniques for new and existing systems--the book challenges the assumption that human error is "unavoidable." Instead, it suggests a systems perspective. This view sees error as a consequence of a mismatch between human capabilities and demands and inappropriate organizational culture. This makes error a manageable factor and, therefore, avoidable.
Author | : Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive |
Publisher | : Health and Safety Executive (Hse) |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780717624522 |
This publication is aimed at managers in all industries. It explains why human factors are important in health and safety and how they need to be assessed and managed in the same way as other risk factors. It gives practical advice on how to develop systems designed to take account of human capabilities and fallibilities.
Author | : Douglas A. Wiegmann |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2017-12-22 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1351962353 |
Human error is implicated in nearly all aviation accidents, yet most investigation and prevention programs are not designed around any theoretical framework of human error. Appropriate for all levels of expertise, the book provides the knowledge and tools required to conduct a human error analysis of accidents, regardless of operational setting (i.e. military, commercial, or general aviation). The book contains a complete description of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), which incorporates James Reason's model of latent and active failures as a foundation. Widely disseminated among military and civilian organizations, HFACS encompasses all aspects of human error, including the conditions of operators and elements of supervisory and organizational failure. It attracts a very broad readership. Specifically, the book serves as the main textbook for a course in aviation accident investigation taught by one of the authors at the University of Illinois. This book will also be used in courses designed for military safety officers and flight surgeons in the U.S. Navy, Army and the Canadian Defense Force, who currently utilize the HFACS system during aviation accident investigations. Additionally, the book has been incorporated into the popular workshop on accident analysis and prevention provided by the authors at several professional conferences world-wide. The book is also targeted for students attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University which has satellite campuses throughout the world and offers a course in human factors accident investigation for many of its majors. In addition, the book will be incorporated into courses offered by Transportation Safety International and the Southern California Safety Institute. Finally, this book serves as an excellent reference guide for many safety professionals and investigators already in the field.
Author | : John Williams |
Publisher | : BMJ Books |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2001-02-08 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780727913920 |
The aim of this book is to reduce the risks of medical treatment and enhance the safety of patients in all areas of healthcare. The first section discusses human error, the incidence of harm to patients, and the development or risk management. Chapters in the second section discuss the reduction of risk in clinical practice in key medical specialties. The third section discusses features of the healthcare systems that are essential to safe practice, such as communication of risk to patients, the design of equipment, supervision and training, and effective teamwork. The fourth section describes how to put risk management into practice, including the effective and sensitive handling of complaints and claims, the care of injured patients and the staff involved, and the reporting, investigation and analysis of serious incidents.