People in Control. Human Factors in Control Room Design
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Author(s): J. Noyes and M. Bransby (Eds)
Publisher: IEE
ISBN: 0852969783
Format: hardback
315pp
Price: £55.00, $93.00
Review Date: 28 January 2002
Review: This book results from the papers given at the conference in Bath in June 1999. The aim of the conference was to provide the latest knowledge of human-machine interactions within the context of control-room settings. As industrial processes become more automated there is increasing concern over the possibility of human error. The aim of this book is to help engineers to design better systems and processes to increase operational safety and efficacy. The chapters are grouped into three topics: human performance; methods, and control-room design. Case studies and examples are included throughout. Subjects covered include: vigilance and human error in control room situations; analysis and training of control room activities; and control room design, including alarm systems.