Dynamic Risk Analysis in the Chemical and Petroleum Industry

Chapter 14

Human Reliability Analysis

From the Nuclear to the Petroleum Sector

S. Massaiu¹,  and N. Paltrinieri^{2,3     1}Institute for Energy Technology, OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway     ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway     ³SINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway

Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of human reliability analysis (HRA) methods to highlight differences and complementarities for potential industrial applications. Origins of HRA as a purely quantitative discipline are first discussed. The chapter then addresses the second generation of methods, developed for deeper integration with risk analyses. The description of representative HRA methods is combined with their ...