Associations between errors and contributing factors in aircraft maintenance

Human Factors

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-201

  Hobbs, Alan ^a,c   Williamson, Ann ^b  

^a Australian Transport Safety Bureau   (Australia)

^b NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre   (Australia)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ERROR DETECTION; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; PROBABILITY;

HUMAN ERRORS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICS; MEMORY DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SHIFT WORKER; STRESS; TIME;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; MAINTENANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WORK;

EID: 0043236417     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/hfes.45.2.186.27244     Document Type: Article

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