Testing the validity of the Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net-HARMS)

IF 2.2 3区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries Pub Date : 2023-03-13 DOI:10.1002/hfm.20984

Clare Dallat, Paul M. Salmon, Natassia Goode

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Testing the validity of newly developed methods is a critical component of human factors and ergonomics (HFE) practice. The Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net-HARMS) is a recently developed systems thinking-based risk assessment method which supports the identification of task and emergent risks across overall work systems. This article reports on a validity study of the Net-HARMS method in which outputs were compared to an expert analysis developed by the first two authors of this paper, with review by subject matter experts. The findings show that individual participant performance was poor for both groups yet when both group's analyses were pooled, validity significantly improved. Further, a subject matter expert analysis of the false alarms identified by participants showed that they may in fact represent credible risks. It is concluded that the Net-HARMS method achieved high levels of validity when participants analyses are pooled. The implications for risk assessment and the validity of HFE methods are discussed.

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测试网络危害分析和风险管理系统（Net HARMS）的有效性

测试新开发方法的有效性是人因工程学（HFE）实践的关键组成部分。网络化危险分析和风险管理系统（Net HARMS）是最近开发的一种基于系统思维的风险评估方法，支持在整个工作系统中识别任务和紧急风险。本文报告了Net HARMS方法的有效性研究，其中将输出与本文前两位作者开发的专家分析进行了比较，并由主题专家进行了审查。研究结果表明，两组的个体参与者表现都很差，但当两组的分析合并在一起时，有效性显著提高。此外，对参与者发现的虚假警报进行的主题专家分析表明，它们实际上可能代表可信的风险。得出的结论是，当参与者分析汇集在一起时，Net HARMS方法实现了高水平的有效性。对风险评估的影响和人因工程方法的有效性进行了讨论。

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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries 管理科学-工程：制造

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5.20

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8.30%

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6.0 months

期刊介绍： The purpose of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries is to facilitate discovery, integration, and application of scientific knowledge about human aspects of manufacturing, and to provide a forum for worldwide dissemination of such knowledge for its application and benefit to manufacturing industries. The journal covers a broad spectrum of ergonomics and human factors issues with a focus on the design, operation and management of contemporary manufacturing systems, both in the shop floor and office environments, in the quest for manufacturing agility, i.e. enhancement and integration of human skills with hardware performance for improved market competitiveness, management of change, product and process quality, and human-system reliability. The inter- and cross-disciplinary nature of the journal allows for a wide scope of issues relevant to manufacturing system design and engineering, human resource management, social, organizational, safety, and health issues. Examples of specific subject areas of interest include: implementation of advanced manufacturing technology, human aspects of computer-aided design and engineering, work design, compensation and appraisal, selection training and education, labor-management relations, agile manufacturing and virtual companies, human factors in total quality management, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, ergonomics of workplace, equipment and tool design, ergonomics programs, guides and standards for industry, automation safety and robot systems, human skills development and knowledge enhancing technologies, reliability, and safety and worker health issues.