Human Error and Commercial Aviation Accidents: An Analysis Using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System

Naval Aviation has redoubled its long-standing efforts to eliminate mishaps, especially those linked to human error. The focus was expanded not only to cover aircrew error, but maintainer error as well. To examine maintainer error, the Naval Safety Center's Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) was adapted to analyze reportable Naval Aviation maintenance related mishaps (MRMs). A total of 470 MRMs for Fiscal Years 90–97 were analyzed. The HFACS Maintenance Extension effectively profiled the nature of maintenance errors and depicted the latent supervisory, working, and maintainer conditions that “set the stage” for subsequent maintainer acts that were the proximate factors leading to a MRM. The profile and general findings held true for both major MRMs and less severe, reportable MRMs.

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Human Factors Analysis Classification System Relating to Human Error Awareness Taxonomy in Construction Safety

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management ◽

10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000034 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 135 (8) ◽

pp. 754-763 ◽

Cited By ~ 101

Author(s):

J. W. Garrett ◽

Jochen Teizer

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Classification System ◽

Human Error ◽

Construction Safety ◽

Error Awareness ◽

Factors Analysis ◽

Human Factors Analysis

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Human Error Analysis of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Accidents Using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)

The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research ◽

10.15394/jaaer.2018.1758 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Cline

Keyword(s):

Error Analysis ◽

Human Factors ◽

Emergency Medical Services ◽

Classification System ◽

Human Error ◽

Medical Services ◽

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services ◽

Factors Analysis ◽

Emergency Medical ◽

Human Factors Analysis

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Improved HFACS on Human Factors of Construction Accidents: A China Perspective

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2018/4398345 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gui Ye ◽

Qin Tan ◽

Xiaoli Gong ◽

Qingting Xiang ◽

Yuhe Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Classification System ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Safety Performance ◽

Human Errors ◽

Aviation Accidents ◽

Factors Analysis ◽

Critical Paths ◽

Human Factors Analysis

Human errors are one of the major contributors of accidents. In order to improve the safety performance, human errors have to be addressed. Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) has been developed as an analytical framework for the investigation of the role of human errors in aviation accidents. However, the HFACS framework did not reveal the relationships describing the effect among diverse factors at different levels. Similarly, its interior structure was not exposed. As a result, it is difficult to identify critical paths and key factors. Therefore, an improved Human Factors Analysis and Classification System in the construction industry (I-HFACS) was developed in this study. An analytical I-HFACS mechanism was designed to interpret how activities and decisions made by upper management lead to operator errors and subsequent accidents. Critical paths were highlighted. Similarly, key human factors were identified, that is, “regulatory factors,” “organizational process,” “supervisory violations,” “adverse spiritual state,” “skill underutilization,” “skill-based errors,” and “violations.” Findings provided useful references for the construction industry to improve the safety performance.

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