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‘Human error’ in the headlines: Press reporting on Virgin Galactic

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 30/07/201530/07/2015

Again, a familiar smoke pattern has emerged from the ashes of a high-profile accident. The…

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Is ‘human error’ the handicap of human factors? A discussion among human factors specialists.

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 29/03/201509/04/2015

Following most major accidents, one phrase is almost guaranteed to headline in the popular press:…

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‘Human error’: Still undefined after all these years

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 02/12/201417/01/2018

Despite the pervasive and controversial nature of the notion of ‘human error’ in academia, industry…

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Life After ‘Human Error’ – Velocity Europe 2014

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 19/11/201419/11/2014

This is a keynote address from Velocity Europe 2014 in Barcelona on 17 November. I…

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Occupational Overuse Syndrome – Human Error Variant (OOS-HEV)

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 13/11/201419/11/2014

Occupational Overuse Syndrome – Human Error Variant (OOS-HEV) is a condition involving the overuse of the…

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a human error!

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/10/2014

Human error usually gets a bad press. But not on this day in September 1944.…

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The HAL 9000 explanation: “It can only be attributable to human error”

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 26/10/201312/12/2018

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, there is a problem aboard Discovery One. The HAL 9000…

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‘Human error’: The handicap of human factors, safety and justice

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 21/09/201315/01/2018

“Oh my God. I told those guys at safety that it was dangerous and one…

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What Human Factors isn’t: 4. A Cause of Accidents

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 01/10/201901/10/2019

‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something…

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What Human Factors isn’t: 3. Off-the-shelf Behaviour Modification Training

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 23/09/201905/03/2021

‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something…

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Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) & Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF)

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