This book is the result of a detailed analysis and a subsequent synthesis of the contributions of a large number of individuals who have been thinking about human errors for a long time. It is based on the Conference on the Nature and Source of Human Error, held in 1983 in Bellagio, Italy.

Senders\, John W.; Moray\, Neville P.

Contents: E.A. Fleishman, Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Some Queries and Some Definitions. On Taxonomic Issues. On Theories of Error. On the Prediction of Error. On the Reduction or Elimination of Error. On the Proper Classification of Errors. On the Causes of Error. Risk Management and the Control of Error. Epilogue: Further Commentaries on Error. O. Pereira, All the King's Men. J. Wreathall, An Update on Human Error.