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What I Learned From Velocity Barcelona 2014: Reflections on Human Factors, Safety and Webops

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 22/11/201428/02/2023

I went to Velocity EU 2014 in Barcelona this week – the conference for web operations/WebOps…

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Life After ‘Human Error’ – Velocity Europe 2014

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 19/11/201410/03/2023

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

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

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

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 13/11/201410/03/2023

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

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Maslow’s Hammer: How Tools Bias Attention and Straightjacket Thinking

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 18/12/201327/03/2023

In May 2013, Edition 5 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)…

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The HAL 9000 Explanation: “It Can Only Be Attributable to Human Error”

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 26/10/201310/03/2023

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 21/09/201310/03/2023

“Oh my God. I told those guys at safety that it was dangerous and one day we would lose concentration and pay for it. I already told those guys at safety that it was very dangerous! We are human and this can happen to us. This curve is inhuman!”

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Five Questions About Boredom, Fatigue and Vigilance

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/11/201214/04/2023

1. How different are boredom and fatigue? Both affect our ability to pay attention –…

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Should the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors be more of a campaigning organisation? Yes.

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/10/201213/10/2014

Published in ‘The Ergonomist’, Newsletter of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, October 2012, p. 4…

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Reading on the Job: Fatigue, Boredom and Distraction While Underloaded

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 17/07/201214/04/2023

I have received a few queries asking for a view (or “the science”) on reading…

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Breaks From Operational Duty and Fatigue Management

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 16/07/201214/04/2023

by Steve Shorrock (Adapted from HindSight, Volume 13, Summer 2011, pp. 68-69, EUROCONTROL) Guidelines from Human Factors…

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