When an accident happens, it is obviously important to understand what caused it in order to
take effective preventive measures. Accident analysis always implies an accident model, ie …

Safety suffers from the variety of methods and models that are used to assess human
performance. For example, operation is concerned primarily with human error, while design …

What governs the way in which people work together and handle technology in high risk
environments? The understanding of decision making, communication and the other …

The main objective of this dissertation is to develop, validate and evaluate an error
management taxonomy to be used in the analysis of error events in the area of Air Traffic …

Human reliability assessment (HRA) currently uses various approaches to determine and
quantify human error. These approaches are increasingly being employed in various safety …

The first encyclopedia in the field, the International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human
Factors provides a comprehensive and authoritative compendium of current knowledge on …

As with many things in life, the idea of doing a PhD had to grow on me for a while, before I
realized that this definitely was the way to go. On the road to making it happen, I have been …

System disturbances are likely to be a key factor affecting the acceptance and safety of
future automation. Since hardware and software are rarely totally reliable, humans are …

This paper gives an overview of equipment failures in Air Traffic Control (ATC). It presents
data to show that equipment failures exist in spite of designed technical defences. A …

In deze bijdrage wordt besproken hoe, nadat een fout is opgetreden, de detectie, analyse,
en het herstel hiervan ondersteund kunnen worden door ICT. Ondersteuning van herstel …