PSY 330 Human Factors
5/1/00
Day 2-23
Risk Analysis
uDEFINITION: An estimation of the consequences associated with particular errors.
lIncludes estimate of probability
ui.e., risk = p(error)*consequences(error)
lCan be any sort of risk
ue.g., loss of life, money, etc.
lMust estimate significance of these various consequences
uUsed to assist many types of decisions:
lEstimates of safety
lEstimates of probable success
lTypes of training to use to help operators not to miss important errors