Appendix 6
Human Error Probabilities
The following is an overview of the range of human error rates. It must be emphasized that these are broad guidelines. In any particular situation the human-response reliability will be governed by a number of shaping factors which were explained in Chapter 9. They include:
| Environmental factors |
– Physical
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– Organizational
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– Personal
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| Intrinsic error |
– Selection of Individuals
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– Training
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– Experience
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| Stress factors |
– Personal
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– Circumstantial
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The following examples are specific assessments for various tasks which were part of site safety studies arried out by the author. ...
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