Human Factors in Nondestructive Examination

Excerpt:  “This report summarizes key findings from a five-year research program investigating the different ways human factors influence nondestructive examination (NDE) outcomes. The research team reviewed specific incidents and events involving manual and encoded ultrasonic testing and conducted detailed interview studies with NDE examiners. The results from these studies reveal a range of organizational, group, environmental, task, and individual factors that combine to influence NDE reliability.”