Human actions and errors in risk handling - An empirically grounded discussion of cognitive action-regulation levels

Safety Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-204

  Döös, Marianne ^a   Backström, Tomas ^a   Sundström Frisk, Carin ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident; Action; Action theory; Automation; Cognition; Human error; Industry; Regulation level; Risk; Work

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERRORS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MENTAL SOURCES; SKILL-RULE-KNOWLEDGE (SRK) MODEL;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ERROR; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; WORK;

EID: 0344493760     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(03)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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