Human Factors in Safety-Critical Systems

Felix Redmill, Jane Rajan

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English

Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
07 May 1997

Engineering: general; Data encryption; Human-computer interaction

Safety-critical systems are found in almost every sector of industry. Faults in these systems will result in a breach of safe operating conditions and exposure to the possible risk of major loss of life or catastrophic damage to plant, equipment or the environment. An understanding of the basis for the functioning of these systems is therefore vital to all involved in their operation. In particular, the interaction of the disciplines of software engineering, safety engineering, human factors and safety management is a total process whose entirety is not widely understood by those working in any of the individual fields. This book will redress that problem by providing an introduction to each constituent part with a cohesive structure and overview of the whole subject. It will be of interest to engineers, managers, students and anyone with responsibilities in these areas.

By: Felix Redmill, Jane Rajan
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9780750627153
ISBN 10: 0750627158
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 07 May 1997
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part One: Safety-critical Systems and Human Reliability; Introducing Safety-critical Systems, Causes of Human Error, Human Reliability Assessment - Methods and Techniques; Part Two: Human-Computer Interaction; Introduction to HCI in Safety-critical Systems; Human Factors in the Specification of Safety-critical Systems; Design of HCI; Training and Support in the Operational Context; Design for Abnormal Situations; Part Three: Socio-Technical Considerations; Socio-Technical Issues in the Development Life Cycle; Social Factors in Safety-critical Systems; Violations - Causes, Costs and Cures; Learning from Incidents at Work; The Treatment of Human Factors in Safety Cases; Appendix: Standards and Legislation

Felix Redmill, Jane Rajan

Reviews for Human Factors in Safety-Critical Systems

A very good textbook for the learner. Health and Safety at Work 'Timely and exciting! The text is clear and avoids jargon and cliches.' OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, JULY '97 ' Written in clear simple language' Safety management ' I found the book highly resdable and well edited' ' This book will form a useful addition to any human factors library' Trans IChemE