The creation of a new minor event coding system

Wallace, B., Ross, A. , Davies, J.B., Wright, L. and White, M. (2002) The creation of a new minor event coding system. Cognition, Technology and Work, 4(1), pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1007/s101110200000)

Abstract

The present study began with an assessment of the reliability and usefulness of an existing minor event coding system in a British ‘high-consequence’ industry. It was discovered that despite the fact that the system produced replicable data, when tested in a reliability trial the causal inferences it was producing failed to meet the normal criteria for statistical reliability. It was therefore felt necessary to create a new model of the human factors component of action in this industry, from which a model of human factors error in the same industry could be inferred. A set of codes (to facilitate statistical analysis) were deduced from this last, which were then tested in a new reliability trial. The results from this trial were very encouraging, and after a six-month pilot study in which it demonstrated its usefulness as a trend and patterning tool, the system is now being phased in within this industry.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Ross, Dr Alastair
• Authors: Wallace, B., Ross, A., Davies, J.B., Wright, L., and White, M.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Dental School
• Journal Name: Cognition, Technology and Work
• ISSN: 1435-5558
• ISSN (Online): 1435-5566