Write a research paper on the accident causation models have been around since the late 1800s. They helped identify hazards and explain the nature of accidents.
Based on your readings and this ebook retrieved from the Hunt Library, Human Factors Models for Aviation Accident Analysis and Prevention, (Links to an external site.) read Chapter 2 – Modelling a Dynamic World. Then do the following in the assignment directions.
Note: Your institution has unlimited access to this book, though downloads are limited.
Directions:
1. Review a model from the past or one that is used now and explain the theory of it.
2. Provide reasons for causation models (past and present) and their application to Human Factors.
3.Determine whether causation theories have made humans and/or organizations better at being proactive or predictive in accident prevention and in accident investigation.