Human errors of commission revisited: An evaluation of the ATHEANA approach

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-81

  Dougherty, Ed ^a  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES; HUMAN ERROR ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032036105     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0951-8320(97)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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