Title

Human Factors And Ergonomic Issues In Large Scale Disaster Management

Keywords

Disaster management; Emergency management; Human factors; Information exchange

Abstract

It is established the one of the most common and unfortunately overlooked reasons behind the failure of many complex systems is a lack of human factors application in system design. In a substantial disaster situation the psychological, physiological and cognitive states of individuals are increasingly stressed, leading to the introduction of new, unfamiliar and possibly unidentified human factors related stressors. These additional stress factors could negatively dictate the quality of response and the performance of emergency responders and managers. Proper evaluation of the human factors and ergonomic issues impacting disaster management is vital to ensure effective response during a disaster situation. This paper discusses the lack of research in this area, presents justification on the importance and need, and finally proposes the research approach utilized to address this lack of research.

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Publication Title

IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2008

Number of Pages

1429-1432

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

63849250648 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/63849250648

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