Addressing human error as a foreseeable, controllable aspect of process design, this important guidebook illustrates the weaknesses in man-machine interaction-drawing upon examples from numerous risk-associated industries.
Providing "ten commandments" to enhance complex system reliability, Man and Risks introduces nontechnical personnel to the structures and features of machines in complex systems...specifies various human operator characteristics....presents detailed case histories of such international disasters as the Challenger(America) space flight, Bhopal(India) chemical plant, and Flaujac (France) train collision...and more.
Analyzing the relationship between safety, reliability, and cultural attitudes, Man and Risks is important reading for military, industrial, and government safety engineers, managers, and inspectors, especially those involved in nuclear, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, and chemical processes; training and industrial education professionals; and graduate and undergraduate students of safety engineering.
Foreword
Some Statistics
Preface
Acknowledgments
Open Letter to a Future Friend
Chapter 1. : Structure and Characteristics of Machines in Complex Systems
Chapter 2. : The Human Operator
Chapter 3. : Human Operator Modeling
Chapter 4. : Characteristic Examples of Complex Organization Malfunction
Chapter 5. : Reliability Management in A Complex Organization
Chapter 6. : Reliability and Culture
Chapter 7. : Operational Approach and Tools
Bibliography
Index
