Difference between revisions of "Human failure"

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Human failure is a threat [AN34]stemming from inadvertent acts of people.
 
Human failure is a threat [AN34]stemming from inadvertent acts of people.
 
=Causes=
 
=Causes=
Causes of human failure can lie in<ref>Wiegmann, D. & Shappell, S. (1997) Human factors analysis of post-accident data: Applying theoretical taxonomies of human error. The International Journal of Aviation
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Causes of human failure can lie in<ref>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.</ref>:
 
Psychology, 7, pp. 67-81.</ref>:
 
* Lack of observation
 
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* Incorrect response decision
 
* Incorrect response decision
 
* Incorrect response execution
 
* Incorrect response execution
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=Footnotes and references=
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Revision as of 19:23, 29 February 2012

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

Causes

Causes of human failure can lie in[1]:

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


Footnotes and references

  1. 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.