This book brings together studies broadly dealing with human error from different disciplines
and perspectives. They concern human performance human variability and reliability analysis
medical driver and pilot error as well as automation error reports on root cause analyses
and the cognitive modeling of human error. In addition they highlight cutting-edge
applications in safety management defense security transportation process controls and
medicine as well as more traditional fields of application. Based on the AHFE 2017
International Conference on Human Error Reliability Resilience and Performance held on July
17-21 2017 in Los Angeles California USA the book includes experimental papers original
reviews and reports on case studies as well as meta-analyses technical guidelines best
practice and methodological papers. It offers a timely reference guide for researchers and
practitioners dealing with human error in a diverse range of fields.
