ABSTRACT
Some critics of Human Factors Analysis and Classification System have argued that the framework simply relies on labels such as "decision errors" or "crew resource mismanagement" to give investigators access to the psychological life beneath an error. Human Factors Analysis and Classification System provides a "down-to-earth," practical framework for helping investigators identify the need to further investigate the possible error forms that potentially contributed to an accident. Implicit in the principle of a transparent framework is that the integrity of the existing database is preserved. After all, existing database formats have proven particularly useful in the management and reduction of mechanical failures. Another common approach to human error analysis is the systems or ergonomics approach. This is an "alternate" view of human error that considers the interaction between human and technical factors when exploring the causes of errors and accidents.
