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    Midterm: Human Error Detection and Prevention Name: Abhiram Sridhara, UCID: As2488, Course:TQM

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    This document discusses various types of human errors, how they can be detected, and prevented. It provides 12 examples of human errors including parallax error, quality defects from lack of planning, errors from lack of knowledge, errors interpreting data, naïve errors, memory lapses, safety issues, fatigue errors, iron box errors, refrigerator errors, coding errors, and electric circuit errors. For each error, it describes how the error can be detected and provides suggestions for preventing the error from reoccurring. The overall document emphasizes that while human errors cannot be completely prevented, it is important to detect errors and take measures to prevent future occurrences.

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    This document discusses various types of human errors, how they can be detected, and prevented. It provides 12 examples of human errors including parallax error, quality defects from lack of planning, errors from lack of knowledge, errors interpreting data, naïve errors, memory lapses, safety issues, fatigue errors, iron box errors, refrigerator errors, coding errors, and electric circuit errors. For each error, it describes how the error can be detected and provides suggestions for preventing the error from reoccurring. The overall document emphasizes that while human errors cannot be completely prevented, it is important to detect errors and take measures to prevent future occurrences.

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    Midterm: Human Error Detection and Prevention

    Name: Abhiram Sridhara, UCID: as2488, Course:TQM


    Introduction:
    Human errors are incorrect performance of human actions. It has been
    a primary cause or contributing factor in disasters and accidents. It can
    be caused manually or through robots, machines and other devices. It
    is mainly due to either negligence or lack of knowledge. Humans
    should have the knowledge or should be trained before they are being
    employed to do a job or a task. These human errors can create and
    lead to several problems and complications. Errors are inevitable in
    real life. It is ones duty to detect, rectify and take preventive measures
    so that it wont re-occur in the future. Human error is widely
    acknowledged as the major cause of quality, production and safety
    risks in many industries. This assignment explains the underlying
    reasons why humans make mistakes and how one can prevent these
    mistakes. Although it is unlikely that human error will ever be
    completely prevented. It is always important to detect the error and
    find out a remedy before resulting in a huge loss.

    1. Parallax Error:
    Detection: A Site Engineer or say merely a student miscalculates the
    dimensions due to parallax while taking readings which will result in
    improper work consuming lot of resources such as time, money and
    labor.

    Prevention: To avoid this error the Site Engineer should be well


    aware about the job in hand and should tally the readings with actual
    data in hand. Appropriate measurement tool must be selected while
    taking the readings. The measurement tool must be well calibrated and
    should be handled with care

    2. Quality defect occurring due to lack of planning for


    unexpected issues:
    Detection: While working at a manufacturing plant we faced issues to
    carry out the CED (Cathodic Electro Deposition) Process on our
    Automotive Load Bodies in order to make them corrosion resistant. This
    CED process involves immersing the entire metal body which is
    electrically grounded into the series liquefied chemical tanks which
    contain positively charged ions due to the direct current passed
    through them so that a thin layer of chemical is deposited on the metal
    surface. The quality defect which we observed was that few sections
    of the automotive load body were not coated with the CED paint due to
    formation of air bubbles when the body was immersed inside the
    liquefied chemical tanks.

    Prevention: The solution for this problem was to change the position
    by varying the angle of inclination for automotive Load bodies while
    immersing them inside the liquefied chemical tanks and the other
    solution was to make small holes on the sections which were not
    coated due to formation of air bubbles.
    3. Error occurring due to lack of knowledge:
    Detection: While designing PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) using
    software tools like Eagle for making wireless communication possible
    between the transmitter (Remote Controller) and receiver installed on
    a land rover which will facilitate the forward, backward, left and right
    motion of the mobile platform i.e. roverbot if the Electronic Engineer
    selects electronic components such as capacitor, resistors, inductors,
    transistors of wrong value/rating then it will result in undesired
    outcome and many times the circuit will not function and signals will
    not be transmitted wirelessly.
    Prevention: The only way to avoid this error is that the designer
    should be a domain expert and should be well versed with the
    characteristics of active or passive elements being used in the

    electronic circuit. He should simulate the circuit to check the


    functionality of various electronic circuits involved and then he should
    go ahead with the implementation.
    4. Error in interpreting mathematical data:
    Detection: Mechanical Engineer or Draftsmen working on Solid works
    creates something which is not feasible as he was not able to interpret
    the key design parameters as required in the machine part.
    Prevention: As a design engineer he should be well acquainted with
    three dimensional view of the part which will help him in analyzing and
    implementing the appropriate design parameters of the component.
    5. Nave Error:
    Detection: Many a times we observe at work place that a person can
    do a work in 5 days but the same work can be done by some other guy
    in 2 days utilizing the same resources as required by the guy doing the
    task in 5 days so we can say that the efficiency of work is affected
    significantly. It depends upon the experience, technical acumen,
    dedication and practice of the individual performing the task.
    Prevention: To prevent this issue we should assign the work to a
    proper skillful person so that efficiency of work is ensured. We need to
    have a proper screening process which will help us in identifying the
    candidate with conducive skill sets, knowledge and interest level.
    Selection process should include technical, behavioral and social
    rounds for filtering the candidates.
    6. Memory based lapse forgetting the steps involved in a job:
    Detection: It is necessary to follow step by step procedure to get the
    desired result so if we forget/skip a step then we wont be able to
    complete the process successfully. Example: While assembling a
    motorbike we need to follow the sequence of assembling the
    components if we miss to place a part (Component) then we have to
    start the procedure from the beginning itself.
    Prevention: In order to prevent this error we need to make a
    documentation of the key steps involved in assembling process with
    detailed procedure and graphical representation as required. One must
    strictly abide by the Standard operating procedure which is drafted by
    professionals in instruction manual.

    7. Heating pipe exposed:

    Detection: The above picture is taken in my house, which clearly


    illustrates the negligence in maintaining the house and neglecting the
    safety of the tenants living in it. This can be seen visually by our naked
    eye. During winter, when the heaters are widely used at high
    temperature, the opening as shown in the figure can cause serious
    burns and other damages, like burnt electrical wires, the carpet etc.
    This issue has been raised several times by many tenants living in this
    house prior to me but the action hasn't been taken. If something gets
    burnt and catches fire, the consequences faced by the tenants as well
    as the people staying close by is far by out of reach giving everyone
    sleepless nights.
    Prevention: There should be a proper inspection of the work which
    has been done when manufacturing or doing the electrical works in a
    house or any other works in manufacturing units. The small issues like
    these look to be small, if ignored, they are capable of doing some big
    and real damages which cant be expected. Lack of commitment of
    work by the worker who have done this and the inspection which has
    been done by the inspection inspector. There should be a proper and
    dedicated team and workers involved and dedication to the work for
    the safety of the users is to be given the top priority.
    8. Error arising due to fatigue and burden of work:
    Detection: Worker in a manufacturing unit is sometimes given an
    extension even though he had been working from past 10 hours then

    due to the stress, tiredness he wont be able to perform to the best of


    his abilities and he wont be able to give attention to minute details as
    his frame of mind wont be willing to work thus deteriorating the
    quality of job or work being performed by that individual.
    Prevention: In order to prevent this we should allocate proper work
    hours and sufficient leisure time to break the monotonous work routine
    of the employees which will keep them mentally fresh and rejuvenated.
    9. Iron Box Error:

    Detection: Human error is a common factor especially at home. Iron


    Box is used almost in all the houses almost every day for ironing the
    clothes. The common mistake people do while using iron box is they
    keep it faced on the cloth or table by keeping the iron box on and go to
    do other work at home and hence forget to off it which results in
    burning off the clothes and also might end up with severe problems.
    People need to be very careful when handling iron box.
    Prevention: The most important thing is that they need to attention
    when using iron box. Should always remember not to keep it face down
    an iron box should possess such a thing that when by mistake anyone
    keeps it face down on an ON mode the iron box should automatically
    go to off and the heat should start reducing.
    10. Refrigerator not closed:

    Detection: In our day to day life there are many products we use and
    one of them is a refrigerator. Leaving the door open of the refrigerator
    makes the refrigerator consumes more electricity and more
    importantly not preserve food. Sometimes this situation is left not
    noticed unless human detection occurs.
    Prevention: The easy solution for this error is to have sensor that is
    attached to the door light detector which beeps when the door is open
    for more than 5 minutes. This is the easy solution but going beyond
    just this is having an inbuilt WIFI system into the refrigerator that helps
    one know that the door is open on a mobile device or the mainframe
    that is built in new generation homes.
    The Refrigerator can also be given in data as to what all is in the
    refrigerator by sharing the picture of the tray and relaying it to the
    user, again which is all connected via WIFI.
    11. Coding Error:
    Detection: A normal code doesnt work if it has bugs in it. Once we
    compile, we get to know the errors.

    Prevention: Make sure you use all commands correctly. Write the
    code accurately.
    12. Switchboard and electric connection circuit errors:

    Detection: When
    a switch or an
    electric circuit in
    general are
    connected wrongly,
    then switches
    doesnt work
    properly. Lets say
    if you switch ON it
    may not switch ON,
    it may give a shock
    even. If you switch
    OFF, it doesnt
    switch OFF etc.
    Prevention: In the case, the prevention is ought to be taken, not just
    because of this being held with electricity after all but eventually
    quality in such highly sensitive area have to be much taken care off. It
    is evident that the company has payed least of their attention to the
    severity this matter that can result in electric shock and also paralysis.

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    Grade your own Assignment: I give myself an A or 20/20 as I


    have correctly mentioned the human errors and their detection and
    prevention.

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