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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

7. Human Error in Power Generation

Author : B. S. Dhillon

Published in: Human Reliability, Error, and Human Factors in Power Generation

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Generally, good design, through sound quality assurance, installation, and operation and maintenance programs provide the basic foundation for power plants’ safe and reliable operations. Nonetheless, humans play an important role during design, production, operation, and maintenance phases of systems used in power plants. Although the degree of role of humans may vary quite considerably from one phase to another, their interactions are subject to deterioration because of the occurrence of human error.

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Metadata
Title
Human Error in Power Generation
Author
B. S. Dhillon
Copyright Year
2014
Book
Human Reliability, Error, and Human Factors in Power Generation

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-04018-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-04019-6

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04019-6_7