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Human reliability is related to the field of human factors engineering, and refers to the reliability of humans in fields such as manufacturing, transportation, the military, or medicine. Human performance can be affected by many factors such as age, state of mind, physical health, attitude, emotions, propensity for certain common mistakes, errors and cognitive biases, etc. Human reliability is very important due to the contributions of humans to the resilience of systems and to possible adverse consequences of human errors or oversights, especially when the human is a crucial part of the large socio-technical systems as is common today. User-centered design and error-tolerant design are just two of many terms used to describe efforts to make technology better suited to operation by humans. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License From Yahoo Image Search: "Human error"  blog.intralinks.com jjackson Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:54:18 GM Jeremy JacksonIt seems that not a day goes by without a news story breaking concerning the leak, theft, interception or misplacement of critical information. In just the last few weeks:  spaldingcomputers.co.uk admin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:34:11 GM Twitter has apologised for accidentally suspending a number of accounts yesterday due to . human error. . Earlier today, we accidentally suspended a number of accounts. We regret the . human error. that led to these mistaken suspensions, ...  tbd-consulting.typepad.com TBD Consulting Wed, 06 May 2009 23:11:04 GM Without question, a well-implemented health information technology system will help reduce . human error. , make it easier to access information, and increase efficiency. But your people are still your biggest asset. ... From Google Blog Search: "Human error"  news.google.com Los Angeles Times But officials say human error is primarily to blame. It hasn't been scientifically proved that tank movements in the desert have helped stir up the dust, ... and more » news.google.com CNET News Meanwhile, companies need to design security systems that will more readily and easily be used by people, and that eliminate the chances for human error . ... Expert: Information security spending often restricts innovation SearchSecurity.com all 9 news articles » news.google.com Burlington Times News A sheriff's study later acknowledged the reporting error . Chief Deputy Tim Britt blamed the "grossly underreported" figure on human error and computer ... and more » From Google News Search: "Human error" How to prevent "human error" on the job...? Q. I'm interested in learning aout how to develop safeguards on the job against "human error"; can anyone recommend books and/or resources? Details: I work at a TV station. recently, a board operator, tired after a long day on the job, loaded the wrong programming log into the computer by mistake. The next board op failed to notice the discrepancy. Result: for several hours, the station ran the wrong commercials, losing ad revenue. Perhaps a better way of asking would be: What are some general quality-control principles I can apply in order to minimize the possibility of errors like the above? Asked by jimwalsh2001 - Wed Nov 14 23:36:34 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Need more info: Are you talking writing programs to stop human error? OR perhaps to stop people from driving over each other with the forklifts? There are many subject matter issues to consider. Answered by Carl P - Wed Nov 14 23:51:11 2007 do you like many others blame chemical substances for human error? Q. i dont. Asked by realistically pessimistic man - Sat Jan 26 22:08:34 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. no i think that the chemicals were invented / discovered too perpetuate existence they are a part, not the whole. Answered by goosebumpsandgiggles - Sat Jan 26 22:12:58 2008 What are other words you can use instead of "human error"?
Q. :) Asked by missAati - Mon Apr 6 09:44:15 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. miscalculation, homosapian error (lol), individual blunder, individual fault, inaccuracy, slip-up. Any of those should work. Hope I helped! :) Answered by TaylorE!! - Mon Apr 6 09:49:40 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Human error" |
