Identified handover tools and techniques in high-risk domains: using distributed situation awareness theory to inform current practices
Identified handover tools and techniques in high-risk domains: using distributed situation awareness theory to inform current practices
In high-risk domains, poor shift handover has been identified as a key contributing factor in many incidents. This raises the question of: how can personnel collaborate effectively during shift changes? The vast majority of handover literature relates mainly to healthcare, aviation, energy generation and distribution domains. This review identified 19 distinct handover tools/techniques (HTTs) that domains employ to improve handover communication. The most prevalent HTT is standardisation in the form of a structured checklist, followed by the bidirectional exchange of information. This review assesses and summarises HTTs using ‘distributed situation awareness’ theory, and provides a comprehensive review on what is currently practised in high-risk domain handover, as well as a discussion around their potential contribution to raising distributed situation awareness.
Communication, Distributed situation awareness, Handoff, Handover
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Clark, Jediah R.
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Stanton, Neville A.
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Revell, Kirsten M.A.
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October 2019
Clark, Jediah R.
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Stanton, Neville A.
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Revell, Kirsten M.A.
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Clark, Jediah R., Stanton, Neville A. and Revell, Kirsten M.A.
(2019)
Identified handover tools and techniques in high-risk domains: using distributed situation awareness theory to inform current practices.
Safety Science, 118, .
(doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2019.06.033).
Abstract
In high-risk domains, poor shift handover has been identified as a key contributing factor in many incidents. This raises the question of: how can personnel collaborate effectively during shift changes? The vast majority of handover literature relates mainly to healthcare, aviation, energy generation and distribution domains. This review identified 19 distinct handover tools/techniques (HTTs) that domains employ to improve handover communication. The most prevalent HTT is standardisation in the form of a structured checklist, followed by the bidirectional exchange of information. This review assesses and summarises HTTs using ‘distributed situation awareness’ theory, and provides a comprehensive review on what is currently practised in high-risk domain handover, as well as a discussion around their potential contribution to raising distributed situation awareness.
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Accepted/In Press date: 20 June 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 June 2019
Published date: October 2019
Keywords:
Communication, Distributed situation awareness, Handoff, Handover
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434109
ISSN: 0925-7535
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