| Document ID (ISN) | 65791 |
| CIS number |
95-2318 |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
HEIS-4-94
|
| Author(s) |
Wiil M., Gopher D., Erv I. |
| Title |
Readiness to take risks during troubleshooting |
| Original title |
Hanetiya lnetilat sikun bet htmoddut im taqlot [in Hebrew] |
| Bibliographic information |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Research Centre for Work Safety and Human Engineering, Haifa 32000, Israel, 1994. 86p. Illus. 95 ref. |
| Abstract |
Simulation of malfunctions during work with semiautomatic equipment of a type often encountered in the chemical industry (filling of containers with a hazardous solution) showed that in most cases the operator tended to "compensate" for the malfunction and continue to work, with manual intervention, instead of interrupting work and asking for the equipment to be repaired. Although such behaviour is irrational from the standpoint of system safety, it is motivated by an attempt, on the part of the operator, to gain time and increase productivity and thus remuneration. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; hazard evaluation; human factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
behaviour study |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Israel |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Psychological factors
Risk evaluation
|
