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Maslow’s hammer: How tools bias attention and straightjacket thinking

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 18/12/201313/07/2014

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

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  • Humanistic Psychology

Déformation professionnelle: How profession distorts perspective

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 12/12/201313/01/2019

So, what do you do? If you work in a health and safety role, there…

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  • Safety

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 Factors/Ergonomics

‘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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  • Safety

Safety culture cards application: Exploring experiences using Schein’s cycle

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 26/08/201313/07/2014

The safety culture discussion cards are now in use in a number of countries within…

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  • Safety

If you want to understand risk, you need to get out from behind your desk

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 22/05/201314/11/2016

I saw this poster in an airport some time ago. It is an advert for…

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  • Humanistic Psychology

Why do we resist new thinking about safety and systems?

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 12/04/201329/11/2014

Something I have been thinking about for a while is the way that we look…

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  • Culture

“So you have an under-reporting problem?” System barriers to incident reporting.

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/02/201313/10/2014

The reporting of safety occurrences and safety-relevant issues and conditions is an essential activity in…

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  • Culture

Using the Safety Culture Discussion Cards: Tips for SWOT analysis from a user

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 30/01/201319/04/2018

David Thompson, a Human Factors Specialist from NATS, UK, has provided some feedback on the…

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  • Culture

Using the Safety Culture Discussion Cards to help understand textual data

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 26/11/201213/10/2014

‘What we call our data are really our own constructions of other people’s constructions of…

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Steven Shorrock is an interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner interested in human work from multiple perspectives.

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

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Human Factors & Ergonomics in Practice

'Human Factors & Ergonomics in Practice' concerns the real practice of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), conveying the perspectives and experiences of practitioners and other stakeholders in a variety of industrial sectors, organisational settings and working contexts. Buy direct from Routledge.

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