CONTENTS

Preface

List of Contributors

HUMAN FACTORS IN SAFETY

Human Factors in the Process Industries

R Grollier Baron

Human Factors Considerations in the Safety Case for the Channel Tunnel Project

A J Smith

Safety and Human Factors in Manned Space Flight Systems

I Jenkins

The Role of Technical Documentation for Maintenance Staff in the Safe Operation and Maintenance of Machine and Processes

K Clements-Jewery

Allocation of Function Between Man and Programmable Electronic Systems in Safety-Related Applications

J Brazendale

HUMAN RELABILITY ASSESSMENT

Human Reliability Assessors Guide: An Overview

P Humphreys

A Comparative Evaluation of Five Human Reliability Assessment Techniques

B Kirwan

Human Factors Reliability Benchmark Exercise, Report of the SRD Participation

T Waters

The Application of the Combined THERP/HCR Model in Human Reliability Assessment

RB Whittingham

A Practical Application of Quantified Risk Analysis

G Purdy

PROF a Computer Code for Prediction of Operator Failure Rate

K H Drager, H S Soma, O Falmyr

New Directions in Qualitative Modelling.

D Lucas, D E Embrey

HUMAN FACTORS IN MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN

Management Factors and System Safety

S Whalley, D Lihou

Addressing Human Factors Issues in the Safe Design and Operation of Computer Controlled Process Systems

L J Bellamy, T A W Geyer

Management in High Risk Industries

I A Watson, F Oakes

Processor-Based Displays: The Flexible Control Panel

T F Mayfield

A Human Factors Data-Base to Influence Safety and Reliability

J C Williams

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Modelling the Evacuation of the Public in the Event of Toxic Releases: A Decision Support Tool and Aid for Emergency Planning

P T Harrison, L J Bellamy

Designing Decision Support Systems for Human Error Reduction: The Need to Address Information Distortion

W L Cats-Baril

Supporting Expert Judgement of Human Performance and Reliability

D E Embrey