Human reliability and safety analysis data handbook / David I. Gertman and Harold S. Blackman.
By: Gertman, David I.
Contributor(s): Blackman, Harold S.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Wiley, c1994Description: xxiii, 448 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0471591106 .Uniform titles: Human reliability & safety analysis data handbook. Subject(s): Human engineering | Reliability (Engineering) | Risk assessment | Safety factor in engineeringDDC classification: 620.82Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 620.82 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00076212 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Takes into account the human element as well as the classical aspects of mechanical, electrical and chemical designs that contribute to risk. Features a significant amount of data essential for risk analysis not normally available. Contains numerous examples of authentic applications and case studies.
Cover title: Human reliability & safety analysis data handbook.
Bibliography: p. 427-444. - Includes index.
Introduction and background to human reliability analysis -- Conducting human reliability analysis -- Formal methods for estimating human reliabillity -- HRA fault and event trees -- Existing data sources and data bank -- HRA: a case study for nuclear processing facility design -- HRA case study for a nuclear power plant: containment venting procedure -- Relation of HRA to systems safety and system performance -- Simulators and simulation as a tool for evaluating human reliability -- Organizational factors and human reliability -- Outstanding issues -- Behavioral mechanisms underlying human error -- The problem: representation of errors of commission (cognitive error) in PRA -- HRA and the impact of emerging hardware and software technologies.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Conducting Human Reliability Analysis
- Formal Methods for Estimating Human Reliability
- HRA Fault and Event Trees
- Existing Data Sources and Data Bank
- HRA: A Case Study for Nuclear Processing Facility Design
- HRA Case Study for a Nuclear Power Plant: Containment Venting Procedure
- Relation of HRA to Systems Safety and System Performance
- Simulators and Simulation as a Tool for Evaluating Human Reliability
- Organizational Factors and Human Reliability
- Outstanding Issues
- Behavioral Mechanisms Underlying Human Error
- The Problem: Representation of Errors of Commission
- HRA and the Impact of Emerging Hardware and Software Technologies
- Bibliography
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
David I. Gertman and Harold S. Blackman are the authors of Human Reliability and Safety Analysis Data Handbook, published by Wiley.