Synopses & Reviews
Review
"...a comprehensive and often innovative treatment of human error that is both readable and informative." Gavan Lintern, Human Factors Society Bulletin
Review
"...an in-depth analytical framework of human error..." Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-290) and indexes.
Table of Contents
Preface; 1. The nature of error; 2. Studies of human error; 3. Performance levels and error types; 4. Cognitive under-specification and error forms; 5. A design for a fallible machine; 6. The detection of errors; 7. Latent errors and systems disasters; 8. Assessing and reducing the risks associated with human error; References.