The human factor in industrial safety

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	040-0918/02
Abbreviation	LFvPB
Course title	The human factor in industrial safety
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	RNDr. Stanislav Malý, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

The study will deal with:
1st Methods for assessing the impact of the human factor and the theory of mistakes (identification of errors and their causes
2nd methodology, the probability of human error)
3rd reliability of human factors and methods of evaluation of factors affecting the reliability of the human factor in complex work systems
4th personality determinants as the basis for the reliability of human performance,
5th ergonomics as the science of man in work systems
6th a task analysis,
7th hierarchical models of causality industrial accidents,
8th risk factors for the industry,
9th motivational approaches to optimize the performance of the human factor.

Literature

1. REASON, J.: Human error, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2009, 302 stran. ISBN 978-0-521-30669-0
2. GERTMAN, D. I.; BLACKMAN, H. S. Human reliability and safety analysis data handbook, John Wiley and Sons, New York,1994, 448 stran.

Advised literature

1. KIRWAN, B. A guide to practical human reliability assessment, Tailor and Francis, UK, 1994, 592 stran.
2. KLETZ, T. Technický pohled na chyby lidského činitele, ICHE, UK vydání 1991, český překlad, 163 stran.
3. MATOUŠEK, O.; ZASTÁVKA, Z. Metody rozboru a hodnocení systémů člověk-stroj, SNTL, 1977, 173 stran.
4. PALEČEK, M.; MALÝ, S.; GIECI, A.. Spolehlivost lidského činitele, VÚBP,v.v.i., 2008, 136 stran.
5. BRIDGES, W. and TEW, R.: Human Factors Elements Missing from Process Safety Management (PSM), Process Improvement Institute, Knoxville, TN 37922 USA, 2010, 24 stran.

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