Balbir S. Dhillon

Human error in maintenance: a review

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to present the impact of human errors in maintenance as found in the literature in order for practitioners to be aware of their impact and develop actions to mitigate their effect.Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically categorizes the published literature and then analyzes and reviews it methodically.Findings – Human error in maintenance is a pressing problem.Practical implications – A maintenance person plays an important role in the reliability of equipment. It is also a well‐known fact that a significantly large proportion of total human errors occur during the maintenance phase. Human error in maintenance is a subject which in the past has not been given the amount of attention that it deserves. This paper will be useful to people working in the area of maintenance engineering, as it presents a general review of literature published on maintenance errors in various sectors of industry.Originality/value – The paper contains a comprehensive listing of pu...

On human reliability—Bibliography

Abstract This review article presents a brief introduction and an up-to-date list of selective bibliography on human reliability.

Stochastic models for predicting human reliability

Abstract This paper presents two mathematical Markov models to predict human reliability of time continuous operation tasks. Laplace transforms of the state probability equations are developed.

Engineering Safety: Fundamentals, Techniques, and Applications

Safety Mathematics and Reliability Basics Workplace Accidents and Safety Safety Management and Control Safety Analysis Methods and Techniques Risk Management Human Factors in Safety Safety Costing Maintenance Safety Software Safety Robot Safety Safety in Health Care Systems.

Robot systems reliability and safety: a review

This paper presents a review of published literature on robot reliability and safety. The literature is classified into three main categories: robot safety; robot reliability; and miscellaneous. Robot safety is further categorized into six classifications: general; accidents; human‐factors; safety standards; safety methods; and safety systems/technologies. The period covered by the review is from 1973 to 2001.

Methods for performing human reliability and error analysis in health care

This paper presents nine different methods and approaches useful for performing human reliability and error analysis in health care. These methods are failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis (RCA), fault tree analysis (FTA), cause and effect diagram (CAED), hazard operability study (HAZOP), probability tree method, error cause removal program (ECRP), man‐machine systems analysis (MMSA), and the Markov method. The applications of many methods are demonstrated through nine solved examples.

COMMON-CAUSE FAILURES IN ENGINEERING SYSTEMS: A REVIEW

This paper reviews selected published literature on common-cause failures. These publications have been collected from conference proceedings, engineering reliability and safety journals, textbooks etc. The collected literature is grouped into several categories and a comprehensive list of references is presented.

Safety and reliability assessment techniques in robotics

A robot has to be safe and reliable. An unreliable robot may become the cause of unsafe conditions, high maintenance costs, inconvenience, etc.Over the years, in general safety and reliability areas various assessment methods have been developed, e.g. failure mode and effects analysis, fault tree analysis, and Markovian analysis. In view of these, this paper presents an overview of the most suitable robot safety and reliability assessment techniques.

Human reliability and error in medical system

Human Reliability and Error Mathematics - Human Factors Basics - Human Reliability and Error Basics - Methods for Performing Human Reliability and Error Analysis in Health Care System - Human Error in Medication - Human Error in Anesthesia - Human Error in Miscellaneous Health Care Areas and Health Care Human Error Cost - Human Factors in Medical Devices - Mathematical Models for Predicting Human Reliability and Error in Medical System - Health Care Human Error Reporting Systems and Data - Appendix: Bibliography: Literature on Human Reliability and Error in Health Care

A Hazard Rate Model

This note presents a newly developed expression for a distribution that can represent IHR, DHR, and bathtub hazard rate.