The Field Guide to Human Error Investigations

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The Field Guide to Human Error Investigations is written by Sidney Dekker and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1351786032 (ISBN 10) and 9781351786034 (ISBN 13).

This title was first published in 2002: This field guide assesses two views of human error - the old view, in which human error becomes the cause of an incident or accident, or the new view, in which human error is merely a symptom of deeper trouble within the system. The two parts of this guide concentrate on each view, leading towards an appreciation of the new view, in which human error is the starting point of an investigation, rather than its conclusion. The second part of this guide focuses on the circumstances which unfold around people, which causes their assessments and actions to change accordingly. It shows how to "reverse engineer" human error, which, like any other componant, needs to be put back together in a mishap investigation.