Cognitive Reliability and Error Analysis Method (CREAM)

Abstract

The State of Human Reliability Analysis. Shortcomings of First-Generation HRA. Cognitive Reliability and Error Analysis Method. Background of the Book. The Need of HRA . The Ubiquity of Erroneous Actions. The Role of HRA in PSA. The Modelling of Erroneous Actions. The Conceptual Impuissance . The Classification of Erroneous Actions. Traditional Human Factors Approaches. Information Processing Approaches. The Cognitive Systems Engineering Perspective. Evaluation. The Schism between HRA and Psychology. A Conceptual Framework . Introduction. The Need to Predict. Method, Classification, Model. Modelling of Cognition. Standard Classification Schemes. Performance Shaping Factors and Common Performance Conditions. HRA - The First Generation . Reliability and Safety Analysis of Dynamic Process Systems. First-Generation HRA Approaches. Conclusions. HRA and Cognition: Extensions. CREAM - A Second Generation HRA Method . Principles of Cream. Models of Cognition. Basic Principles of the Classification Scheme. Classification Groups. Links Between Classification Groups. The Search For Causes: Retrospective Analysis . Analysis and Stop Rules. Overall Method. Example of Retrospective Analysis. Qualitative Performance Prediction . Principles of Performance Prediction. Predictive Use of the Classification Scheme. Principles of Qualitative Performance Prediction. The Quantification of Predictions . CREAM - Basic Method. CREAM Basic Method: an Example. CREAM - Extended Method. Extended CREAM Method: an Example.