A role for human reliability analysis (HRA) in preventing drinking water incidents and securing safe drinking water

WATER RESEARCH

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Article

Wu, Shaomin¹  Hrudey, Steve²  French, Simon³  Bedford, Tim⁴  Soane, Emma⁵  Pollard, Simon¹ 

[1] Cranfield Univ, Ctr Water Sci, Sch Appl Sci, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds, England

[2] Univ Alberta, Sch Publ Hlth, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada

[3] Univ Manchester, Manchester Business Sch, Manchester M15 6PB, Lancs, England

[4] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Management Sci, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Lanark, Scotland

[5] London Sch Econ, Dept Management, London WC2A 2AE, England

关键词: Human reliability analysis;    Human error;    Swiss cheese model;    Drinking water safety;    Risk;    Analysis;    Management;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.040

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The prevalence of water quality incidents and disease outbreaks suggests an imperative to analyse and understand the roles of operators and organisations in the water supply system. One means considered in this paper is through human reliability analysis (HRA). We classify the human errors contributing to 62 drinking water accidents occurring in affluent countries from 1974 to 2001; define the lifecycle of these incidents; and adapt Reason's 'Swiss cheese' model for drinking water safety. We discuss the role of HRA in human error reduction and drinking water safety and propose a future research agenda for human error reduction in the water sector. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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