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'''Human failure''' is a [[threat]] stemming from inadvertent acts of people.
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[[File:ae.png|25px|right|This is a page providing background in a specific field of expertise]]'''Human failure''' is a [[threat]] stemming from inadvertent acts of people.
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=Causes=
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==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>:
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* Incorrect response execution
 
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Latest revision as of 00:47, 31 January 2013

This is a page providing background in a specific field of expertise

Human failure is a threat 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.