Human Reliability
With Human Factors
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1986
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Balbir S. Dhillon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 1 6 8 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 9 2 9 - 5
Human Reliability: With Human Factors focuses on human reliability during system design. The book is organized into 13 chapters, wherein Chapter 1 presents histories of human… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHuman Reliability: With Human Factors focuses on human reliability during system design. The book is organized into 13 chapters, wherein Chapter 1 presents histories of human factors and human reliability along with selective terms and definitions. Chapter 2 shows basic reliability mathematics and concepts. Subsequent chapters then elaborate on human reliability, human errors, six human reliability analysis methods, and reliability evaluation of systems with human errors. Other chapters elucidate human factors in maintenance and maintainability; human safety; human reliability data; and human factors in quality control, design, mathematical models, and formulas. Applications of human factors engineering are also addressed. The text will be valuable to human factor engineers and specialists, reliability and maintainability specialists, system and design engineers, industrial engineers, quality control engineers, and students.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
History of Human Factors
Brief History of Human Reliability
Terms and Definitions
Scope of the Book
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 2. Mathematics and Basic Reliability Concepts
Introduction
Probability
Probability Distributions
Laplace Transforms
Quadratic Equations
Reliability Networks
Final-Value Theorem and Mean Time to Failure
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 3. Introduction to Human Reliability
Introduction
Stress
Rook's Model of Human Error Occurrence
Human Performance Reliability Modeling
Fault Tree Method
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 4. Human Errors
Introduction
Reasons for Human Errors and Their Consequences
Occurrence of Human Errors
Classification of Human Errors
Human Error Probability Estimates
Human Error in Air Traffic Control System Operations and in Nuclear Power Plants
Human Error Prevention Methods
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 5. Human-Reliability Analysis Methods
Introduction
Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction (THERP)
Probability Tree Method
Pontecorvo's Method of Predicting Human Reliability
The Throughput Ratio Method
Personnel Reliability Index
Block Diagram Method
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 6. Reliability Evaluation of Systems with Human Errors
Introduction
Reliability Evaluation of Redundant Systems with Human Error
Reliability Determination of Redundant Systems with Critical Human Error
Reliability Analysis of On-Surface Transit Systems with Human Errors
Reliability Evaluation of Human Operators under Stress
Availability Analysis of a System with Human Errors
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 7. Human Factors in Maintenance and Maintainability
Introduction
Human Factors in Maintenance
Human Factors in Maintainability
Useful Guidelines for Professionals Involved with Maintenance and Maintainability
Maintenance Procedures and Job Aids
Manpower Requirement Models
The Maintenance Reduction Curve
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 8. Human Safety
Introduction
Accident Losses
Reasons for Accidents
Accident- and Error-Reduction Measures
Accident Investigation
Man Versus Machines
Activities of the Safety Engineer and Safety-Warning-Related Questions for Design Engineers
Safety Devices and Human Failure Modes
Factors for Potential Human Errors and Advantages of Error Study over Accident Study
Selected Safety-Related Formulas
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 9. Human Reliability Data
Introduction
General ReHability Data
Human Factors Data
Guidelines for Human Performance Reliability Data System Development
Human Performance Data Collection Methods
Data Banks for Human Reliability Studies
Sources of Human-Related Data in Process Plants
Human Error Data for Selected Tasks and Human Reliability Data Sources
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 10. Human Factors in Quality Control
Introduction
Human Element Considerations in Quality Assurance
Management- and Operator-Controllable Errors in Quality Control
Functions of Quality Supervisors
Inspection
Inspection-Related Mathematical Models
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 11. Human Factors in Design
Introduction
Effectiveness of Human Factors Considerations in Engineering Design
Human Factors Considerations in Various Stages of a System
Useful Guidelines for Designers with Respect to Selected Human Factors
Human Sensory Capacities and Human Reactions to Extreme Environments
Illumination
Procedures and Procedure Evaluation
Product Safety Considerations in the Design Process
Selected Useful Questions for Designers
Advantages of Human Factors Considerations in System Design
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 12. Mathematical Models
Introduction
Useful Formulas
Mathematical Models
Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 13. Applications of Human Factors Engineering
Introduction
Human Factors in Transportation Systems
Human Factors in Military Systems
Human Factors in Nuclear Power Generation
Human Factors in Process Control
Human Factors in Business Information Systems
Summary
Exercises
References
Index
About the Author
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1986
- No. of pages (eBook): 260
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483116877
- eBook ISBN: 9781483149295
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