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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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Using the Safety Culture Discussion Cards: Tips from a user

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 18/07/201213/10/2014

I have received some great practical tips (and considerations for the future) from an ATC…

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Reading on the job: fatigue, boredom and distraction while underloaded

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 17/07/201213/10/2014

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

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  • Safety

Breaks from operational duty and fatigue management

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 16/07/201213/10/2014

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

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Safety Culture in your Hands

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/07/201213/10/2014

(This article featured in The Controller – Journal of Air Traffic Control, April 2012.) by…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Is Ergonomics a Scientific Discipline? No.

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/06/201213/10/2014

This is taken from the article “Head to head: Is Ergonomics a Scientific Discipline?”, published…

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Human factors research and practice – Part 2: bridging the gap

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

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human factors research and practice – Part 1: surveying the gap

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 10/03/201202/04/2018

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Empathy: A core condition for humanistic design

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/01/201213/01/2022

Many involved in human-centred design (ergonomics, human factors, UX, interaction design, etc) have an internal…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors and Humanistic Psychology: Distant cousins

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 02/01/201213/10/2014

Human factors and humanistic psychology are two human disciplines that emerged from adversity during the…

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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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