TY - GEN
T1 - The elephant in the room
T2 - 12th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, Held as Part of HCI International 2015
AU - Salmon, Paul M.
AU - Goode, Natassia
AU - Stevens, Erin
AU - Walker, Guy
AU - Stanton, Neville A.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Accidents, accident causation, and accident prevention remain key themes within human factors and ergonomics research efforts worldwide. Accordingly, there are a range of well-developed models of accident causation and various methodologies to support accident analysis efforts. State of the art models propose a number of features of accident causation that go beyond operator errors and failed defenses. Once such feature now widely accepted is the notion that ‘normal performance’ plays a role in accidents; that is everyday behaviors not deemed to be errors or failures at the time of occurrence, are implicated in causal networks. Despite this, it is questionable whether our accident analysis methodologies are equipped to identify normal performance and its role in accidents. This paper examines this, reviewing current state of the art accident analysis methods along with their previous applications. It is concluded that, of the three methods reviewed, only one (Accimap) is currently capable of considering normal performance (at least without reclassifying it as a failure or error of some sort). The implications for accident analysis methodologies and practice are discussed and future methodological requirements are articulated.
AB - Accidents, accident causation, and accident prevention remain key themes within human factors and ergonomics research efforts worldwide. Accordingly, there are a range of well-developed models of accident causation and various methodologies to support accident analysis efforts. State of the art models propose a number of features of accident causation that go beyond operator errors and failed defenses. Once such feature now widely accepted is the notion that ‘normal performance’ plays a role in accidents; that is everyday behaviors not deemed to be errors or failures at the time of occurrence, are implicated in causal networks. Despite this, it is questionable whether our accident analysis methodologies are equipped to identify normal performance and its role in accidents. This paper examines this, reviewing current state of the art accident analysis methods along with their previous applications. It is concluded that, of the three methods reviewed, only one (Accimap) is currently capable of considering normal performance (at least without reclassifying it as a failure or error of some sort). The implications for accident analysis methodologies and practice are discussed and future methodological requirements are articulated.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84947295343&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-20373-7_26
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-20373-7_26
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84947295343
SN - 978-3-319-20372-0
VL - 9174
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 275
EP - 285
BT - Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
PB - Springer
Y2 - 2 August 2015 through 7 August 2015
ER -