Analysis of reporting systems in safety critical domains to develop the SHIELD HF taxonomy. Results from EU funded SAFEMODE project

The paper presents a comprehensive review of sixteen Safety Occurrence Reporting and Analysis Systems (SORAS) adopted in safety critical domains such as aviation, maritime, railway, nuclear, and space operations. The aim of the review is the analysis of the taxonomies adopted within these systems, in order to derive the most relevant features useful to define the HF Taxonomy of the EU funded SAFEMODE project. SAFEMODE deals with the consideration of the human element in the safety of aviation and maritime operations. As a result of the review, five best-in-class taxonomies are identified: HERA, HFACS, TRACEr, HEIST, and NASA-HFACS. In conclusion, a proposal to combine their most relevant elements to define the specific SAFEMODE SHIELD HF Taxonomy for aviation and maritime domains is formulated and recommended for future incident and accident analysis efforts.