Human failure

Human failure is a threat [AN34]stemming from inadvertent acts of people.

Causes

Causes of human failure can lie in:

• Lack of observation
• Lack of pattern recognition
• Lack of attention
• Incorrect response decision
• Incorrect response execution

Wiegmann, D. & Shappell, S. (1997) Human factors analysis of post-accident data: Applying theoretical taxonomies of human error. The International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 7, pp. 67-81.