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The Importance of the Human Factor in the Safety at the Transport of Dangerous Goods
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: Received: 8 June 2021 / Approved: 9 June 2021 / Online: 9 June 2021 (10:49:20 CEST)
How to cite: Bęczkowska, S.A.; Grabarek, I. The Importance of the Human Factor in the Safety at the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Preprints 2021, 2021060254 Bęczkowska, S.A.; Grabarek, I. The Importance of the Human Factor in the Safety at the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Preprints 2021, 2021060254
Abstract
The article discusses the issues related to the safety of transport of dangerous goods by road. Research on accidents in transport unambiguously points to the human factor, which is most responsible for causing the accident. Determining the causes of driver unreliability in the hu-man-vehicle-environment system requires thorough research. Unfortunately, in this case, experimental research with human involvement is limited in scope. This leaves modeling and simulation of the behavior of the human factor, i.e., the driver transporting dangerous goods. The human being, due to its complexity, is a challenging element to parameterize. The literature presents various attempts to model human actions. In their work, the authors used heuristic methods, specifically fuzzy set techniques, to build a human factor model. In these models, human actions were specified using a verbal or linguistic description. The specificity of fuzzy sets allows to "naturally" limit the "precision" in describing human behavior. The model was built based on the author's questionnaire and expert research, based on which individual features were selected. Then, the traits were assigned appropriate states. The output parameter of the model is λL - the intensity of human error. The obtained values of the intensity of the accident caused by the driver's error were implemented into the author's method of risk assessment. They constituted one of the factors determining the probability of an accident in the transport of dangerous goods, which allowed to determine the optimal route of transport of these goods characterized by the lowest risk of an undesirable event on the route. The article presents the model's assumptions, structure, and features included in the model, which have the most significant influence on shaping the intensity of human error. The results of the simulation studies showed a diversified effect of the analyzed characteristics on the driver's efficiency.
Keywords
Human factor; hazardous materials; transport; safety
Subject
Engineering, Automotive Engineering
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