Human Factors Investigation and Analysis of Accidents and Incidents

S. A. Shappell; D. A. Wiegmann

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382165-2.00146-X

Human Factors Investigation and Analysis of Accidents and Incidents

S. A. Shappell, D. A. Wiegmann

Human Factors & Behavioral Neurobiology

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Abstract

Human error accounts for between 60% and 80% of all accidents and incidents. Unfortunately, while most investigations have focused on what the operator did wrong, few capture why the error occurred in the first place. This article provides the reader with an exemplar framework for addressing human error in complex systems such as aviation, mining, medicine, and forensic science. A brief description of the human factors associated with many accidents/incidents is included, including examples within the forensic sciences.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-382165-2.00146-X
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

accident investigation
HFACS
human error
human factors
incident investigation
quality management
system safety

Disciplines

Ergonomics
Systems Engineering
Forensic Science and Technology

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