Posts Tagged ‘human error’
What Is Human Factors Integration?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Human factors integration begins with an effective framework for managing risks in hazardous industries. There are several best practices for leaders when delivering strategic objectives within a high hazard business, and several roles and responsibilities are assigned to deliver optimum individual and organisational performance to meet those objectives.…
Read MoreManaging Human Failures for Human Factors Engineering
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Everyone can make errors no matter how well trained and motivated they are. However, in the workplace, the consequences of such human failure can be severe. Analysis of accidents and incidents shows that human failure contributes to almost all accidents and exposures to substances hazardous to health. Many major…
Read MorePreventing Human Error in High Risk Environment
“To err is human” – Alexander Pope Current plant operational experience has demonstrated that human error is a key contributing factor to operation inefficiencies, damage and plant accidents. Organisations have tried to improve plant operation and safety by placing emphasis on approaches to prevent the occurrence and limit the effects of human error. By addressing…
Read More3 Industrial Accidents Caused By Human Error
“Error will be taken as a generic term to encompass all those occasions in which a planned sequence of mental or physical activities fails to achieve its intended outcome, and when these failures cannot be attributed to the intervention of some chance agency.” – James Reason in Human Error Even with technological advancement, human error…
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