TY - JOUR KW - Errors; Heart; Probability; Risk assessment; Slope protection KW - Economic development; Expert opinion; Geological conditions; Human error assessment; Human error probability; Reduction techniques; Slope failure; Theoretical framework KW - Slope stability KW - error analysis; landslide; probability; risk assessment; slope failure; slope stability KW - Malaysia UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85021779457&doi=10.1007%2fs10706-017-0297-6&partnerID=40&md5=4650f3a3fdcdb08e0f43c9fb05da20f2 ID - scholars8107 AV - none IS - 6 PB - Springer International Publishing JF - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Y1 - 2017/// N1 - cited By 3 A1 - Kazmi, D. A1 - Qasim, S. A1 - Harahap, I.S.H. A1 - Baharom, S. N2 - During the last two decades, the cases of slope failures have soared in many parts of the world particularly in Malaysia as a result of rapidly expanding economic development, especially on hilly terrains. Extensive studies on previous slope failures unveil that, apart from rain, there are many factors that can instigate the failure in slopes. These contributing factors mainly include human errors such as lack of sufficient maintenance, incompetence during operations and incognizance of geological conditions. This study applies the tailored human error assessment and reduction technique (HEART) to determine the contributing factors of Malaysian landslides. HEART is widely used to analyse and quantify the human errors because it follows a straightforward approach that is not limited to a specific field. In this study, HEART is applied to determine the human error probability (HEP) of tasks and subtasks in the design, construction and maintenance phase of slope works that are vulnerable to human errors. An expert opinion is used for acquiring the data necessary for deducing the human error probabilities. For promoting improved slope engineering practices, this study proposes a theoretical framework to mitigate the chances of human errors in terms of slope stability. © 2017, Springer International Publishing AG. SP - 2991 EP - 3003 TI - A Probabilistic Study for the Analysis of the Risks of Slope Failure by Applying HEART Technique SN - 09603182 VL - 35 ER -