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Human factors in safety-critical systems / edited by Felix Redmill and Jane Rajan.

Contributor(s): Redmill, Felix | Rajan, Jane.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997Description: x, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0750627158.Subject(s): Human-computer interaction | Industrial safetyDDC classification: 005.1
Contents:
Part 1: Safety-Critical Systems and Human Reliability -- Introducing Safety-critical systems / Felix Redmill -- The causes of human error / Deborah Lucas -- Human Reliability Assessment: Methods and Techniques / Carlo Cacciabue -- Part 2: Human-computer interaction -- Introduction to HCI in Safety-critical systems / Graham Storrs -- Specification of Safety-critical systems / Jeremy Clare -- Interface design for safety-critical systems / Jane Rajan -- Training and Operator Support / Andrew Shephard -- Design and Support for Abnormal situations / Jonathan Berman -- Part 3: Socio-Technical Considerations -- Social Factors in Safety-critical systems / Ron Westrum -- Learning from incidents at work / Florus Koornneef and Andrew Hale -- Procedural Violations - Causes, costs and cures / Steve Mason -- The treatment of human factors in safety cases / David Collier.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Safety-critical systems are found in almost every sector of industry. Faults in these systems will result in a breach of safe operating conditions and exposure to the possible risk of major loss of life or catastrophic damage to plant, equipment or the environment. An understanding of the basis for the functioning of these systems is therefore vital to all involved in their operation. In particular, the interaction of the disciplines of software engineering, safety engineering, human factors and safety management is a total process whose entirety is not widely understood by those working in any of the individual fields. This book will redress that problem by providing an introduction to each constituent part with a cohesive structure and overview of the whole subject. It will be of interest to engineers, managers, students and anyone with responsibilities in these areas.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Safety-Critical Systems and Human Reliability -- Introducing Safety-critical systems / Felix Redmill -- The causes of human error / Deborah Lucas -- Human Reliability Assessment: Methods and Techniques / Carlo Cacciabue -- Part 2: Human-computer interaction -- Introduction to HCI in Safety-critical systems / Graham Storrs -- Specification of Safety-critical systems / Jeremy Clare -- Interface design for safety-critical systems / Jane Rajan -- Training and Operator Support / Andrew Shephard -- Design and Support for Abnormal situations / Jonathan Berman -- Part 3: Socio-Technical Considerations -- Social Factors in Safety-critical systems / Ron Westrum -- Learning from incidents at work / Florus Koornneef and Andrew Hale -- Procedural Violations - Causes, costs and cures / Steve Mason -- The treatment of human factors in safety cases / David Collier.

CIT Module PHYS 8007 - Core reading

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part One Safety-critical Systems and Human Reliability
  • Introducing Safety-critical Systems
  • Causes of Human Error, Human Reliability Assessment
  • Methods and Techniques
  • Part Two Human-Computer Interaction
  • Introduction to HCI in Safety-critical Systems
  • Human Factors in the Specification of Safety-critical Systems
  • Design of HCI
  • Training and Support in the Operational Context
  • Design for Abnormal Situations
  • Part Three Socio-Technical Considerations
  • Socio-Technical Issues in the Development Life Cycle
  • Social Factors in Safety-critical Systems
  • Violations
  • Causes, Costs and Cures
  • Learning from Incidents at Work
  • The Treatment of Human Factors in Safety Cases
  • Appendix
  • Standards and Legislation