BRIDGING HUMAN FACTORS AND HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS

摘要

Human factors (HF) and human reliability analysis (HRA) are often treated as two distinct disciplines. The former is seen under the purview of experimental psychology, while the latter is linked to an engineering approach for risk assessment. Despite this seeming separation, there exists significant overlap between these approaches, and it may be argued that the two disciplines are, in fact, more integrated than dissimilar. This paper explores the historical origins of the perceived differences between HF and HRA, discusses the seemingly disparate data end products of HF and HRA, and proposes a research framework in which the complementary nature of HF and HRA is fully realized.