Safety and reliability analysis methods based on systemic-structural activity theory

Gregory Z Bedny and Steven R Harris

Journal of Risk and Reliability, 2013, vol. 227, issue 5, 549-556

Abstract: This article presents methods of safety and reliability analysis based on systemic-structural activity theory, an alternative psychological framework to cognitive psychology. Systemic-structural activity theory understands human activity during task performance as a structured system of mental and motor actions and operations in which cognition, behavior and motivation are integrated by self-regulation mechanisms toward achieving a conscious goal. Systemic-structural activity theory methods of algorithmic, time-structure and complexity analysis incorporating the use of the MTM-1 (method-time measurement system) system to describe motor actions are demonstrated and discussed using the example of a small-serial production operation. These methods, which generate detailed models of human activity during task performance, are particularly useful at the early stages of the design and development process.

Keywords: Safety and reliability analysis; systemic-structural activity theory; algorithmic analysis; time-structure analysis; complexity analysis; Method-Time Measurement System 1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/1748006X13485563

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