In this series of short posts, I outline some of proxies for work-as-done. This post concerns work-as-analysed.
Category: Human Factors/Ergonomics
In this series of short posts, I outline some of proxies for work-as-done. This post concerns work-as-disclosed.
In this series of short posts, I outline briefly some proxies for work-as-done. This post concerns work-as-prescribed.
In this seres of short posts, I outline briefly some proxies for Work-as-Done.
All human activity, along with associated emergent problematic situations and opportunities, is embedded in context. The ‘context’ is, however, a a melange of different contexts. An approach that I have found useful is to spend time considering contextual influences (e.g., on decision making, at multiple levels of organisations) on problematic situations or potential solutions, more explicitly.
Everyday work in aviation COVID-19 pandemic has been affected almost beyond recognition, and with it how we feel about work and the future. So what might we learn about work from the perspectives of two front-line professions: air traffic controllers and professional pilots?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had one of the biggest effects on work-as-done in healthcare in living memory. So what might we learn about work from the perspectives of frontline workers? I asked a variety of practitioners to give a short answer.
HindSight Issue 30 on Wellbeing is now online at SKYbrary. You can download the full issue, and individual articles. HindSight magazine is free and published twice a year, reaching tens of thousands of readers in aviation and other sectors worldwide. You will find an introduction to this Issue in this post, along with links to the magazine and the individual articles.
“Safety is our number 1 priority!” But is it really?
‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something…
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