Human factors in hazardous situations : proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting held on 28 and 29 June 1989

Author(s)

• Royal Society (Great Britain). Discussion Meeting
• Broadbent, Donald Eric
• Reason, J. T.
• Baddeley, Alan D.

Bibliographic Information

Human factors in hazardous situations : proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting held on 28 and 29 June 1989

organized and edited by D.E. Broadbent, J. Reason and A. Baddeley

Clarendon Press, 1990

Note

"First published in : Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B, volume 327 (no. 1241), p. 447-593." -- t.p. verso

Includes bibliographies

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Human performance is a key factor in the operation of many systems: for example, in nuclear power installations and in transport. The topics discussed in this volume are of both theoretical and practical importance. The contributions were presented and discussed at a Royal Society meeting in June 1989 and will also appear in the Society's Philosophical Transactions series B in 1990. Together they provide a valuable survey of areas in which research of special significance is being done. This volume will be of interest to psychologists in universities and in industry and to others concerned with practical aspects of environmental risk, work design, and complex human-machine operations.

Table of Contents

• J. Rasmussen: Human error and the problem of causality in the analysis of accidents
• D. Doerner: The logic of failure
• J. Reason: The contribution of latent human failures to the breakdown of complex systems
• R. Patterson: Auditory warning sounds in the work environment
• D.E. Broadbent: Effective decisions and their verbal justification
• R. Green: Human error on the flight deck
• A.N. Nicholson: Medication and skilled work
• A.P. Smith: Respiratory virus infections and performance
• M.F. Allnut: Sustained performance and some effects on the design and operation of complex systems
• S. Folkard: Circadian performance rhythms: some practical and theoretical implications
• J. Fox: Automating assistance for safety critical decisions
• V. de Keyser: Temporal decision making in complex environments
• N. Moray: A lattice theory approach to the structure of mental models
• D.A. Norman: The 'problem' with automation: inappropriate feedback and interaction
• not 'over-automation'
• Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA11060777
• ISBN:
  • 019852191X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 145 p.
• Size: 31 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 141.76
  • NDC8 : 509.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Industrial safety