Browsing by Author "Shortz, Ashley"
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Mehta, Ranjana K.; Peres, S. Camille; Kannan, Pranav; Shortz, Ashley; Rhee, Joohyun; Mannan, Sam (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)The oil and gas extraction (OGE) industry continues to experience an elevated fatality rate; from 2010-2014 fatality the rate in this industry was nearly seven times higher than that for all U.S. workers. OGE workers are ...
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Shortz, Ashley (2015-07-27)As the population of adults aged 65 and above is rapidly growing, it is crucial to identify physical and cognitive limitations pertaining to daily living. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of cognitive fatigue ...
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Peres, S. Camille; Mehta, Ranjana K.; Hoyle, Wimberly S.; Shortz, Ashley (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)Procedural tasks, which typically involve performing a sequence of steps in a regular and consistent manner, are an inherent part of almost all high-risk industrial settings. Further, it is not uncommon for a need to arrive ...
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Mehta, Ranjana K.; Peres, S. Camille; Hoyle, William; Shortz, Ashley (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)Incident reviews of oil spill events (both large and small) suggest that human error, or more appropriately “systems error”, is a contributor to 50% of well control incidents (primarily kicks). The purpose of this study ...