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Human Factors at The Fringe: The Girl in the Machine

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/09/201621/03/2023

Polly is a professional, a high achiever and an addict. Her drug of choice is…

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Human Factors at The Fringe

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/09/201621/03/2023

There have been many debates in human factors about its status as science or art…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Alarm Design: From Nuclear Power to WebOps

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 16/10/201531/03/2023

Me, myself and TMI Imagine you are an operator in a nuclear power control room.…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

‘Human error’ in the Headlines: Press Reporting on Virgin Galactic

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 30/07/201510/03/2023

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

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Reducing ‘The Human Factor’

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 08/07/201516/03/2023

If you work in an industry such as transportation or healthcare – where human involvement is…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Quantified Self in a Complex System: A Systems Perspective on Mental Workload

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/05/201527/03/2023

In the last few years, many of us have started to quantify ourselves. We have…

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Is ‘Human Error’ the Handicap of Human Factors? A Discussion Among Human Factors Specialists

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 29/03/201510/03/2023

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

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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Practice: A Forthcoming Practitioner-Focused Book

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/02/201509/11/2015

Ten years ago, I found myself caught between two worlds. I had spent several years…

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Paramedics Under Pressure: A Case Study for Systems Thinking

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 13/12/201410/12/2024

Learning systems thinking is best done by doing. Case studies are useful ways to understand…

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‘Human Error’: Still Undefined After All These Years

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 02/12/201410/03/2023

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

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Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) | Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF) | BSc (Hons) MSc (Eng) PhD

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