Systems thinking-based risk assessment methods applied to sports performance: A comparison of STPA, EAST-BL, and Net-HARMS in the context of elite women's road cycling

Adam Hulme; Scott McLean; Clare Dallat; Guy Walker; Patrick Waterson; Neville Stanton; Paul Salmon

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103297

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Systems thinking-based risk assessment methods applied to sports performance: A comparison of STPA, EAST-BL, and Net-HARMS in the context of elite women's road cycling

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Systems thinking-based risk assessment methods applied to sports performance: A comparison of STPA, EAST-BL, and Net-HARMS in the context of elite women's road cycling

Adam Hulme, Scott McLean, Clare Dallat, Guy Walker, Patrick Waterson, Neville Stanton and Paul Salmon

Applied Ergonomics, Vol.91, pp.1-14

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103297

PMID: 33161182

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risk assessment

STPA

EAST-BL

Net-HARMS

sports performance

cycling

There is increasing interest in applying systems Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) methods in sport. Risk assessment (RA) methods can be used identify risks which may impact the performance of individual athletes, teams, and overall sports systems; however, they have not yet been tested in sport. This study sets out to apply and compare three systems thinking-based RA methods in the context of elite sports performance and report on the frequency and types of the risks identified. The Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) method, the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork Broken Links (EAST-BL) method, and the Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net-HARMS) method were applied to elite women's road cycling to identify all the credible risks that could degrade optimal team performance. The findings demonstrate that all three methods appear to provide useful results in a context other than safety, and that multiple risks threatening the performance of the cycling team were identified. Whilst the frequency and types of risks differed across the methods applied, there are additional theoretical, methodological, and practical implications to be considered prior to the selection and use of systems thinking-based RA approaches. Recommendations and directions for future HFE and sports science research are discussed.

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Title: Systems thinking-based risk assessment methods applied to sports performance: A comparison of STPA, EAST-BL, and Net-HARMS in the context of elite women's road cycling
Authors: Adam Hulme (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Scott McLean (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Clare Dallat (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Guy Walker (Author) - Heriot-Watt University
Patrick Waterson (Author) - Loughborough University
Neville Stanton (Author) - University of Southampton
Paul Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Publication details: Applied Ergonomics, Vol.91, pp.1-14
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103297
ISSN: 1872-9126
PMID: 33161182
Grants: NextGen Accident Prevention: a new theory and toolkit for safer systems, DP180100806, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99488707902621
Output Type: Journal article

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