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Monthly Archives: August 2017

Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 2. Factors of Humans

Posted on 12/08/2017 by stevenshorrock

This second post in a series on Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’ explores another kind of human factors: Factors of Humans. Continue reading →

Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics | Tagged ergonomics, human error, human factors, human performance, psychology, work | Leave a comment

Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 1. The Human Factor

Posted on 11/08/2017 by stevenshorrock

This is the first of a short blog post series, on four kinds of ‘Human Factors’: ‘The Human Factor. Continue reading →

Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics | Tagged blame, ergonomics, human factors, Humanistic psychology, just culture, systems thinking, the human factor, work | Leave a comment

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