The validation of three human reliability quantification techniques THERP, HEART and JHEDI: Part 1 - Technique descriptions and validation issues

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 359-373

  Kirwan, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human error; Human reliability assessment; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ERROR; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030560816     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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