Citation

Embrey D. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1976; 20(1): 12-16.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193127602000112

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper describes some of the major areas of interest in the field of human reliability. The nature of system reliability assessment is described, and the importance of considering human reliability emphasized. Human error is then discussed from several standpoints, and techniques for its quantitative assessment described. The review concludes with a description of the various sources of human reliability data and the research that is currently in progress.

Language: en