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Accident Investigation · Intermediate

Human Factors in Accident Investigation (HFACS)

Investigating the human contribution: performance, organisational factors and the HFACS framework.

150 hStudy time5Modules15Lessons120Exam questions

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Syllabus

  1. M01

    Models of Human Error

    • 1.1The Reason Swiss cheese model
    • 1.2HFACS levels and categories
    • 1.3Systems thinking: STAMP and AcciMap
  2. M02

    Individual Performance

    • 2.1Perception, attention and situational awareness
    • 2.2Fatigue analysis and biomathematical models
    • 2.3Decision making and plan continuation bias
  3. M03

    Team & Crew Factors

    • 3.1Crew communication and authority gradients
    • 3.2CRM breakdowns in accidents
    • 3.3Air traffic control interactions
  4. M04

    Organisational Factors

    • 4.1Safety culture and normalisation of deviance
    • 4.2Training, procedures and oversight
    • 4.3Regulatory and economic pressures
  5. M05

    Interviewing & Reporting

    • 5.1Cognitive interviewing of crew and witnesses
    • 5.2Writing human factors findings fairly
    • 5.3Recommendations that change systems