An integrated method for human error probability assessment during the maintenance of offshore facilities

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 94, Issue C, 2015, Pages 172-179

  Abbassi, Rouzbeh ^a   Khan, Faisal ^a   Garaniya, Vikram ^a   Chai, Shuhong ^a   Chin, Christopher ^a   Hossain, Khandoker Abul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Saipen Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Errors; Human factor; Probability; RFID; SLIM; THERP

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MAINTENANCE; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HUMAN ERROR PROBABILITY; HUMAN ERROR RATES; INTEGRATED METHOD; MAINTENANCE TASKS; OFFSHORE FACILITIES; SLIM; THERP; UNCERTAINTY BOUNDS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 84928779816     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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