Description
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Human factors inputs to the IAR address, for each alternative being evaluated, the full range of human performance and interfaces (e.g., cognitive, organizational, physical, functional, and environmental) necessary to achieve an acceptable level of performance for operating, maintaining, and supporting the system. The analysis should provide information on what is known and unknown about human performance risks in meeting minimum system performance requirements.
Human factors areas of interest relevant to the investment analysis include:
- Human performance (e.g., human capabilities and limitations, workload, function allocation, hardware and software design, decision aids, environmental constraints, team versus individual performance).
- Training (e.g., length of training, training effectiveness, retraining, training devices and facilities, embedded training).
- Staffing (e.g., staffing levels, team composition, organizational structure).
- Personnel selection (e.g., aptitudes, minimum skill levels, special skills, experience levels).
- Safety and health hazards (e.g., hazardous materials or conditions, system or equipment safety design, operational or procedural constraints, biomedical influences, protective equipment, required warnings and alarms).
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