Behind Human Error.
Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a "human error problem", and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce the human role with more automation...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham :
Ashgate Pub.,
2010
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a "human error problem", and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce the human role with more automation, or regiment human behavior by stricter monitoring, rules or procedures. But in practice, things have proved not to be this simple. The label "human error" is prejudicial and hides much more than it reveals about how a system functions or malfunctions. This book takes you behind the human. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754696506 0754696502 0754678334 9780754678335 0754678342 9780754678342 9786612743634 6612743638 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
