Applicability of human reliability assessment methods to human-computer interfaces

Cognition, Technology and Work

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Hickling, E M ^a   Bowie, J E ^b  

^a Synergy Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Office for Nuclear Regulation (An Agency of the Health and Safety Executive)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human reliability assessment; Human computer interaction; New reactors; Probabilistic safety assessment

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES; HUMAN ERROR PROBABILITY; HUMAN INTERFACE; HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; HUMAN SYSTEM INTERFACE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84872688399     PISSN: 14355558     EISSN: 14355566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10111-012-0215-x     Document Type: Review

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