Realistic human error rates for process hazard analyses

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Wincek, John C ^a   Haight, Joel M ^b  

^a Croda Inc   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human error; Human factors; Operator error; Process hazards analysis

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS;

HUMAN ERROR RATE; PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

HAZARDS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548693905     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10184     Document Type: Article

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