Human factors and reliability engineering for safety and security in critical infrastructures : decision making, theory, and practice

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This book collects a high-quality selection of contemporary research and case studies on the complexity resulting from human/reliability management in industrial plants and critical infrastructures. It includes: Human-error management issues—considering how to reduce human errors as much as possible.Reliability management issues—considering the ability of a system or component to function under certain conditions for a specified period of time. Thus, the book analyses globally the problem regarding the human and reliability management to reduce human errors as much as possible and to ensure safety and security in critical infrastructures. Accidents continue to be the major concern in “critical infrastructures”, and human factors have been proved to be the prime causes to accidents. Clearly, human dynamics are a challenging management function to guarantee reliability, safety and costs reduction in critical infrastructures. The book is enriched by figures, examples and extensive case studies and is a valuable reference resource for those with involved in disaster and emergency planning as well as researchers interested both in theoretical and practical aspects. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii The Importance of Human Error and Reliability Management in Critical Conditions and Infrastructures (Antonella Petrillo, Federico Zomparelli)....Pages 1-18 An Overview on Human Error Analysis and Reliability Assessment (Fabio De Felice, Antonella Petrillo)....Pages 19-41 Mathematical Models for Reliability Allocation and Optimization for Complex Systems (Domenico Falcone, Alessandro Silvestri, Gianpaolo Di Bona, Antonio Forcina)....Pages 43-76 Integrated Engineering Approach to Safety, Reliability, Risk Management and Human Factors (Vanderley de Vasconcelos, Wellington Antonio Soares, Raíssa Oliveira Marques)....Pages 77-107 A Fuzzy Modeling Application for Human Reliability Analysis in the Process Industry (Zoe Nivolianitou, Myrto Konstantinidou)....Pages 109-154 Prevention of Human Factors and Reliability Analysis in Operating of Sipping Device on IPR-R1 TRIGA Reactor, a Study Case (Maritza Rodriguez Gual, Rogerio Rival Rodrigues, Vagner de Oliveira, Claudio Lopes Cunha)....Pages 155-170 Human Factors Challenges in Disaster Management Scenario (Fabio De Felice, Antonella Petrillo, Federico Zomparelli)....Pages 171-187 Use of Bayesian Network for Human Reliability Modelling: Possible Benefits and an Example of Application (Maria Chiara Leva, Peter Friis Hansen)....Pages 189-223 A Methodology to Support Decision Making and Effective Human Reliability Methods in Aviation Safety (Pietro Carlo Cacciabue, Italo Oddone)....Pages 225-258