Analysis and Estimation of Human Errors From Major Accident Investigation Reports

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer011014
Seitenumfang16
FachzeitschriftASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering
Jahrgang6
Ausgabenummer1
Frühes Online-Datum19 Nov. 2019
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2020

Abstract

Risk analyses require proper consideration and quantification of the interaction between humans, organization, and technology in high-hazard industries. Quantitative human reliability analysis approaches require the estimation of human error probabilities (HEPs), often obtained from human performance data on different tasks in specific contexts (also known as performance shaping factors (PSFs)). Data on human errors are often collected from simulated scenarios, near-misses report systems, and experts with operational knowledge. However, these techniques usually miss the realistic context where human errors occur. The present research proposes a realistic and innovative approach for estimating HEPs using data from major accident investigation reports. The approach is based on Bayesian Networks used to model the relationship between performance shaping factors and human errors. The proposed methodology allows minimizing the expert judgment of HEPs, by using a strategy that is able to accommodate the possibility of having no information to represent some conditional dependencies within some variables. Therefore, the approach increases the transparency about the uncertainties of the human error probability estimations. The approach also allows identifying the most influential performance shaping factors, supporting assessors to recommend improvements or extra controls in risk assessments. Formal verification and validation processes are also presented.

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Analysis and Estimation of Human Errors From Major Accident Investigation Reports. / Morais, Caroline; Moura, Raphael; Beer, Michael et al.
in: ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, Jahrgang 6, Nr. 1, 011014, 03.2020.

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Morais, C, Moura, R, Beer, M & Patelli, E 2020, 'Analysis and Estimation of Human Errors From Major Accident Investigation Reports', ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, Jg. 6, Nr. 1, 011014. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044796
Morais, C., Moura, R., Beer, M., & Patelli, E. (2020). Analysis and Estimation of Human Errors From Major Accident Investigation Reports. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, 6(1), Artikel 011014. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044796
Morais C, Moura R, Beer M, Patelli E. Analysis and Estimation of Human Errors From Major Accident Investigation Reports. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering. 2020 Mär;6(1):011014. Epub 2019 Nov 19. doi: 10.1115/1.4044796
Morais, Caroline ; Moura, Raphael ; Beer, Michael et al. / Analysis and Estimation of Human Errors From Major Accident Investigation Reports. in: ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering. 2020 ; Jahrgang 6, Nr. 1.
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