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This book discusses human reliability programs (HRPs) and their various elements, including safety and security case studies. The topics covered include significance and vulnerability aspects of human reliability and sustainable HRP, including case studies and lessons learned, methodologies used for human reliability analysis, and good practices of HRPs from various industries. Human reliability is widely used in fields requiring high standards of safety, such as the aviation, petroleum and chemical process, and nuclear industries. The book showcases contributions on the topic from experts in the field of technology, design, aviation, and nuclear industries. The book can be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in HRP to ensure safety and security in industries.
List of contents
An Overview of Human Reliability Program.- Road to a Sustainable Human Reliability Program and Implementation Strategy.- The Significance of Human and Organizational Aspects in Ensuring Safety in High Hazard Installations.- Vulnerability of Human Reliability Aspects - Impact on Crucial Industries and Services.- Psychological Assessments, Employee Ethics and Behaviour Observation Programs - Important Components of a Robust Human Reliability Program.- Insider Threats and Strategies to Manage Insider Risk.- Insider Threat Case Studies from Industry.- Human Reliability Program in Industries of National Importance.- Relevance of Human Reliability Programme: The Role of Academic Institutions.- Steps towards a human reliability engagement with a grounding in Human Factors.- Human Reliability Analysis in PSA and Resilience Engineering: Issues and Concerns.- Human Reliability: Cognitive bias in people - system interface.- A System Theoretic Framework for Modeling Human Attributes, Human-Machine-Interface, and Cybernetics: A Safety Paradigm in Large Industries and Projects.- Human Reliability and Technology Disruption.- Human Reliability Design - An approach for Nuclear Power Plants in India.
