Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety
Human-related issues have become a popular topic in maritime safety research, with an increasing number of relevant research articles being published annually. However, a persistent problem in this field is that three terms, namely “human element”, “human factor”, and “human error” are used intercha...
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| description | Human-related issues have become a popular topic in maritime safety research, with an increasing number of relevant research articles being published annually. However, a persistent problem in this field is that three terms, namely “human element”, “human factor”, and “human error” are used interchangeably in the literature. This issue poses questions regarding the characteristics of their usage; do these three terms have the same meaning? Herein, we conducted systematic research on the three terms by analyzing official information and published research using a collecting–classifying–summarizing policy. The results show that “human error” is easier to identify than “human element” and “human factor”, while the latter two terms have intersecting contents. These contents prompt the user to decide which term to choose depending on the situation. Herein, we aim to help scholars accurately distinguish these terms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd85e3b5659e4098b990e905cdf6eba12023-11-17T07:15:56ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-02-01135285010.3390/app13052850Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime SafetyXiao Fei Ma0Guo You Shi1Zheng Jiang Liu2Navigation College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaNavigation College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaNavigation College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaHuman-related issues have become a popular topic in maritime safety research, with an increasing number of relevant research articles being published annually. However, a persistent problem in this field is that three terms, namely “human element”, “human factor”, and “human error” are used interchangeably in the literature. This issue poses questions regarding the characteristics of their usage; do these three terms have the same meaning? Herein, we conducted systematic research on the three terms by analyzing official information and published research using a collecting–classifying–summarizing policy. The results show that “human error” is easier to identify than “human element” and “human factor”, while the latter two terms have intersecting contents. These contents prompt the user to decide which term to choose depending on the situation. Herein, we aim to help scholars accurately distinguish these terms.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/2850maritime safetyhuman elementhuman factorhuman erroridentification |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Fei Ma Guo You Shi Zheng Jiang Liu Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety Applied Sciences maritime safety human element human factor human error identification |
| title | Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety |
| title_full | Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety |
| title_fullStr | Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety |
| title_short | Unraveling the Usage Characteristics of Human Element, Human Factor, and Human Error in Maritime Safety |
| title_sort | unraveling the usage characteristics of human element human factor and human error in maritime safety |
| topic | maritime safety human element human factor human error identification |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/2850 |
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