Honored for his contributions to human factors in relation to flight safety and patient safety, Reason (emeritus, psychology, U. of Manchester, UK) examines the human element in complex systems. Inste
This book explores the human contribution to the reliability and resilience of complex, well-defended systems. Usually the human is considered a hazard a€“ a system component whose unsafe acts are imp
This succinct but absorbing book covers the main way stations on James Reasona€?s 40-year journey in pursuit of the nature and varieties of human error. In it he presents an engrossing and very person
Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents introduced the notion of an a€?organizational accidenta€?. These are rare but often calamitous events that occur in complex technological systems operati
Human Error, published in 1991, is a major theoretical integration of several previously isolated literatures. Particularly important is the identification of cognitive processes common to a wide variety of error types. Technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved on the basis of a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, the book spans the disciplinary gulf between psychological theory and those concerned with maintaining the reliability of hazardous technologies. As such, it is essential reading not only for cognitive scientists and human factors specialists, but also for reliability engineers and risk managers. No existing book speaks with so much clarity to both the theorists and the practitioners of human reliability.
Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents introduced the notion of an a€?organizational accidenta€?. These are rare but often calamitous events that occur in complex technological systems operati
Major accidents are rare events due to the many barriers, safeguards and defences developed by modern technologies. But they continue to happen with saddening regularity and their human and financial
Writing for professionals who manage, supervise, and carry out maintenance activities in a range of industries, Reason (psychology, emeritus, University of Manchester, UK) and Hobbs (San Jose State Un
Situations and systems are easier to change than the human condition a€“ particularly when people are well-trained and well-motivated, as they usually are in maintenance organisations. This is a down-
The authors believe that a systematic organizational approach to aviation safety must replace the piecemeal approaches largely favoured in the past, but this change needs to be preceded by information
