Human Error
- ISBN-10
- 0521314194
- ISBN-13
- 9780521314190
- Series
- Human Error
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 302
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-10-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- James Reason
Description
This 1991 book is a major theoretical integration of several previously isolated literatures looking at human error in major accidents.
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