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Selected Works of Scott Shappell
Presentation
Closing the Loop on the System Safety Process: The Human Factors Intervention Matrix (HFIX)
40th Annual International Seminar of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) (2009)
  • Scott Shappell, Clemson University
  • Douglas Wiegmann, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract
In recent years, the aviation industry has focused more and more on the evaluation and assessment of human factors associated with accidents and incidents. This may be because the percentage (and absolute number) of aviation accidents attributable solely to mechanical failures has decreased remarkably over the past 40 years, but the percentage of aviation accidents due to human factors has remained between 70% and 80%.
Keywords
  • aviation accidents,
  • aviation safety,
  • general aviation accidents,
  • Human Factors Intervention Matrix (HFIX)
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 2009
Location
Orlando, FL
Comments
This paper was published in the proceedings volume on pp. 62-67. The proceedings volume is titled, Accident Prevention Beyond Investigation.
Citation Information
Scott Shappell and Douglas Wiegmann. "Closing the Loop on the System Safety Process: The Human Factors Intervention Matrix (HFIX)" 40th Annual International Seminar of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/scott-shappell/66/