Second Report of the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Orleans ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
National Research Council Committee

The National Research Council Committee on Human Factors

1989 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 568-570
Author(s):  
Harold P. Van Cott
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
National Research Council Committee

The Committee on Human Factors, a standing committee of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), advises its sustaining sponsors and other requesting organizations on issues involved in the design of socio-technical systems and on the research and methods needed to help enhance their operability and safety. This paper describes the origins, purposes, operations and program of the committee and emphasizes the special attributes of this and other NAS/NRC commtittees.

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