Proactively identifying the risks to performance in elite sport systems: A novel application of the Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net-HARMS) in women's cycling. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hulme*, Adam; McLean, Scott; Dallat, Clare; Walker, Guy H.; Waterson, Patrick; Stanton, Neville A.; Salmon, Paul M.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 64:Part 1(2020)
• Page Start: 1750
• Page End: 1754
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1071181320641424
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

There is increasing interest in applying systems Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) methods in sport. The Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net-HARMS) is a recently developed risk assessment (RA) approach that draws on systems HFE methods to identify risks across overall work systems. What makes Net-HARMS unique is its capacity to identify 'emergent risks' – those unexpected risks that arise when risks from across the system combine and interact. Whilst the method was developed to support the identification of risks in safety-critical systems, its capacity to identify risks in other domains has been noted. This study sets out to use Net-HARMS in the context of elite women's road cycling to predict all the credible risks that could degrade optimal sports performance. The findings demonstrate that Net-HARMS can be effectively applied in a context other than safety, and that multiple risks threatening the performance of the cycling team were identified.