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Description for Human Error
paperback. This 1991 book is a major theoretical integration of several previously isolated literatures looking at human error in major accidents. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494. 320 pages. This 1991 book is a major theoretical integration of several previously isolated literatures looking at human error in major accidents. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JMR. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 21. Weight: 512.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521314190
SKU
V9780521314190
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Ref
99-5
Reviews for Human Error
"...an in-depth analytical framework of human error..." Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing "...a comprehensive and often innovative treatment of human error that is both readable and informative." Gavan Lintern, Human Factors Society Bulletin