Publications

Human factors and safety psychology research publications

Psysafe consultants have published numerous book chapters, conference papers and journal articles in the areas of human factors and accident investigation. A selection of references is provided below – please contact us for a complete publications list.

Journal articles

Stanton, N.A., Harris, D., Salmon, P., Demagalski, J.M., Marshall, A., Young, M.S., Dekker, S.W.A. & Waldmann, T. (2006) Predicting Design Induced Pilot Error using HET (Human Error Template) – A New Formal Human Error Identification Method for Flight Decks. The Aeronautical Journal , 110, 107-115.

This paper was awarded the 2006 Royal Aeronautical Society Hodgson Prize (see photo above) and the research team received the 2006 Royal Aeronautical Society Bronze Medal conferred for work leading to advances or contributions in aerospace.

Thomas, L.J., Rhind, D.J.A. & Robinson, K.J. (2006) Rail passenger perceptions of risk, safety and priorities for improvement. Cognition, Technology & Work, 8(1), 67-75.

Harris, D., Stanton, M.A., Marshall, A., Young, M.S., Demagalski, J.M. & Salmon, P. (2005). Using SHERPA to Predict Design-Induced Error on the Flight Deck. Aerospace Science and Technology, 9(6), 525-532.

Muir, H.C., Thomas, L.J. & Wilson, R.L. (2004) Passenger safety in future very large transport aircraft. Human Factors and Aerospace Safety 4(3), 259-271. ISSN 1468-9456-4-3.

Muir, H.C. & Thomas, L.J. (2004) Passenger safety and very large transportation aircraft. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, 76(5), 479-486. ISSN 0002-2667.

Muir, H.C. & Thomas, L.J. (2004) Passenger safety and very large transportation aircraft. Measurement and Control, 37(2) 53-62. The Journal of the Institute of Measurement and Control, March 2004.

Book chapters

Thomas, L.J. (2007) Accident Causation. In Tyler, M. (ed) Tolley’s Workplace Accident Handbook. 2 nd Edn. Lexis Nexis, Elsevier.

Thomas, L.J. (2007) Investigating workplace accidents. In Tyler, M. (ed) Tolley’s Workplace Accident Handbook. 2 nd Edn. Lexis Nexis, Elsevier.

Muir, H.C. & Thomas, L.J. (2006) Passenger safety in transport aircraft. In Rainford, D.J. & Gradwell, D.P. (eds) Ernsting’s Aviation Medicine, 4 th Edition, pp476-485. London; Hodder Education (Edward Arnold).

Muir, H.C., Thomas, L.J. & Wilson, R.L. (2005) Passenger safety in very large transport aircraft. In Harris, D. & Muir, H.C. (eds) Contemporary Issues in Human Factors and Aviation Safety, pp101-113. Ashgate, Aldershot.

Harris, D. & Thomas, L.J. (2005) Enhancing aviation safety: The contribution of industrial and organizational psychology. In Hodgkinson, G. & Ford, K. (Ed) International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Volume 20, pp177-220. Wiley & Sons, London.

Thomas, L.J. (2003) Passenger attention to safety information. In Bor, R.J. (Ed) Passenger Behaviour. Ashgate, Aldershot UK.  

Practitioner articles

Tyler , M. & Thomas, L.J. (2007) Investigating workplace accidents. Workplace Law, February 2007.

Published reports

Thomas, L.J., O’Ferrall, S. & Caird-Daley, A. (2006) Evacuation commands for optimal passenger management. ATSB Research & Analysis Report B2004/0239. Published by the Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia. ISBN 1 921 092 42 4.

Conference papers

Thomas, L.J. (2006) Tell me, show me, watch me: Engaging passengers in the pre-flight safety briefing. Paper presented at Evolving System Safety, the Seventh Symposium of the Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 9-12 November 2006.