Our review addresses one of the most used, but debated, topics in Ergonomics: Situation
Awareness (SA). We examine and elaborate upon key SA models. These models are …

Task complexity has been recognized as an important task characteristic that influences and
predicts human performance and behaviors. However, currently there is still limited …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

This chapter examines issues surrounding human performance at the sharp end, including
those described as errors and those considered expert. It provides an introduction to the …

High reliability organizations (HROs) are harbingers of adaptive organizational forms for an
increasingly complex environment. It is this possibility that warrants an effort to move HROs …

This book describes, for the first time in pedagogical form, an approach to computer-based
work in complex sociotechnical systems developed over the last 30 years by Jens …

Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a
widespread perception of a'human error problem', and solutions are thought to lie in …

This chapter reviews past attempts to define the phenomenon. It analyzes the cognitive
processes involved in achieving and maintaining situation awareness (SA), and …

A theoretical framework for designing interfaces for complex human-machine systems is
proposed. The framework, called ecological interface design (EID), is based on the skills …

Background The framework of a just culture ensures balanced accountability for both
individuals and the organization responsible for designing and improving systems in the …