Issues of the human reliability analysis in the context of probabilistic safety studies

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This article addresses methodological issues of the human reliability analysis (HRA) in the context of probabilistic safety studies. Several conventional HRA techniques, more often used for the evaluation of the human error probabilities (HEPs), have been classified. A taxonomy of human actions, failure events, and related factors is outlined in order to distinguish action phases, human behavior types and incorrect outputs (errors of omission or commission), error types (slips, lapses, and mistakes), and performance-shaping factors (PSFs) influencing the human performance. A tree is proposed to facilitate the selection of a specific method for the evaluation of human reliability with regard to attributes of the situation analyzed. A software system based on the expert system technology to facilitate and document PSA and HRA is outlined. At the end of the article some research challenges in the domain are discussed. © 1995 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Kosmowski, K. T. (1995). Issues of the human reliability analysis in the context of probabilistic safety studies. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 1(3), 276–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.1995.11076325

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