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Addressing human error within the Irish healthcare system.
O'Connor, Paul; Keogh, Ivan (Irish Medical Organisation, 2011-02)Research shows that human error, as opposed to mechanical failure, is the major causal factor of industrial and transportation accidents. The same is true in healthcare. This paper briefly discusses five human error reduction ... -
A Comparison of Leading and Lagging Indicators of Safety In Naval Aviation
O'Connor, Paul (2010-07)Background: The purpose of this paper is to examine the results of two different methods of identifying human factors safety concerns in U.S. Naval aviation. In both studies, the information was collected using the Department ... -
Coping with stress in military aviation: A review of the research.
O'Connor, Paul (2010)Military aviation exacts a costly toll in psychological stress from those who choose to pursue the occupation (Stokes & Kite, 1994). A prime example is landing on an aircraft carrier, a task which physiological indices and ... -
Cost competitive places: shifting fortunes and the closure of Dell's manufacturing facility in Ireland
Grimes, Seamus; Collins, Patrick (2011)In the early days of 2009 the city of Limerick in the mid-west region of Ireland was dealt a massive blow by the PC manufacturer Dell. After months, if not years, of speculation, the company had finally decided to move all ... -
Crew resource management training effectiveness: A meta-analysis and some critical needs
O'Connor, Paul (Taylor and Francis, 2008)Empirical studies of crew resource management (CRM) training effectiveness were subjected to meta-analysis. Sixteen CRM evaluation studies were found to fulfill the a priori criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The ... -
Developing a method for evaluating CRM skills: A European perspective.
O'Connor, Paul (Taylor & Francis, 2002-11)The European Commission in conjunction with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (Human Factors Project Advisory Group) has been sponsoring a series of studies investigating a culturally robust method for the evaluation ... -
The development of a prototype behavioral marker system for U.S Navy Officers of the Deck
O'Connor, Paul (2011)The Officer of the Deck (OOD) of a U.S Navy ship is in charge of the safe and proper operation of the ship, and accountable to the Commanding Officer for every event that occurs during his or her OOD watch. This paper ... -
Evaluation of a Human Factors Analysis and Classification System as Used by Simulated Mishap Boards
O'Connor, Paul (2011)O'CONNOR P, WALKER P. Evaluation of a Human Factors Analysis and Classification System as used by simulated mishap boards. Aviat Space Environ Med 2011; 82:44-8.Background: The reliability of the Department of Defense Human ... -
Evaluation of a human factors analysis and classification system as used by simulated mishap boards.
O' Connor, Paul; Walker, Peter (2011)Background: The reliability of the Department of Defense Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (DOD-HFACS) has been examined when used by individuals working alone to classify the causes of summary, or partial, ... -
Evaluation of a human factors analysis and classification system as used by trained raters.
O'Connor, Paul (2010-10)In this study 22 military officers used DOD-HFACS to classify information obtained from an interview with an individual who had been involved in an aviation incident in which the potential for serious injury had been high. -
Exploiting information and communication technologies for rural development
Grimes, Seamus (Elsevier, 1992-07)This paper examines how information technology (IT) might be exploited to promote rural development; it also considers how IT impacts on the rural periphery. The appropriate adaptation of this technology for indigenous ... -
HFACS with an additional level of granularity: validity and utility in accident analysis.
O'Connor, Paul (2008)Introduction: This paper represents an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the Department of Defense's Human Factors Analysis and Classification (DOD-HFACS) system. DOD-HFACS delineates the human factors causes of ... -
How well are Europe's rural businesses connected to the digital economy?
Grimes, Seamus (Taylor and Francis, 2004-09)As economic activity becomes increasingly globalized, partly by means of new information and communication technologies (ICTs), one of the key expectations of European policy-makers was that businesses in rural regions, ... -
Identifying and addressing the limitations of safety climate surveys.
O'Connor, Paul (Elsevier, 2011-06)There are a variety of qualitative and quantitative tools for measuring safety climate. However, questionnaires are by far the most commonly used methodology. This paper reports the descriptive analysis of a large sample ... -
Identifying the team skills required by nuclear operations personnel.
O'Connor, Paul (Elsevier, 2008-11)The purpose of this study was to identify the team skills required by nuclear power plant operations team members. An initial domain familiarization consisted of a review of company documentation, observations in the control ... -
The ideology of population control in the UN draft plan for Cairo
Grimes, Seamus (Springer, 1994-09)This paper examines the influence of population control ideology on the draft plan for the UN Cairo Conference on Population and Development. It is argued that this draft plan can only be fully understood in the context ... -
The Impact of Agile Practices on Trust in Software Project Teams
McHugh, Orla; Conboy, Kieran; Lang, Michael (IEEE, 2012)Agile software development involves self-managing teams that are empowered and responsible for meeting project goals in whatever way they deem suitable. Managers must place more trust in such teams than they do in teams ... -
Implications of the UK HGV road user charge for Irish export freight transport stakeholders. A qualitative study
Vega, Amaya; Evers, Natasha (Elsevier, 2016-04-13)Road user charging in the European Union has evolved from a mechanism of financing the construction and maintenance of motorways to internalising the road user costs in line with the polluter pays principle. The United ... -
Irelands foreign-owned technology sector: evolving towards sustainability?
Grimes, Seamus; Collins, Patrick (Wiley, 2008)For some, Ireland¿s pursuit of an exogenous-led development model has proved to be the cornerstone of recent economic success. Others point to recent high-profile closures and argue that foreign-owned operations are attracted ... -
Measuring safety climate in aviation: A review and recommendations for the future
O'Connor, Paul (2011)This paper reviews 23 studies that have examined safety climate within commercial and military aviation. The safety climate factors identified in the aviation safety climate questionnaires were found to be consistent with ...