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Alternate Approaches to Human Reliability Analysis

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Three feasible ways of performing a Human Reliability analysis are compared in terms of their goals, assumptions, methodology, advantages, disadvantages, and the extent to which each method has been validated. Theoretical and pragmatic criticisms of HR are examined and answered.

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  1. U.S. Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, San Diego, California, USA

    David Meister

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    Ray A. Waller

  2. U.S. National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., USA

    Vincent T. Covello

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Meister, D. (1984). Alternate Approaches to Human Reliability Analysis. In: Waller, R.A., Covello, V.T. (eds) Low-Probability High-Consequence Risk Analysis. Advances in Risk Analysis, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1818-8_20

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