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

Shaomin Wu; Steve Hrudey; Simon French; Tim Bedford; Emma Soane; Simon Pollard

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.040

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

Shaomin Wu, Steve Hrudey, Simon French, Tim Bedford, Emma Soane, Simon Pollard

Management Science

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3227-3238
Number of pages	12
Journal	Water Research
Volume	43
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.040
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

human reliability analysis
human error
Swiss cheese model
drinking water safety
risk
analysis
management

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Sandpit - Rethinking Human Reliability Analysis Methodologies
Bedford, T. (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/03/07 → 31/05/08
Project: Research

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