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The Real Focus of Safety-II

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 09/10/201819/03/2023

Safety-II has become a talking point. It is discussed not only among safety professionals, but – perhaps more importantly – among front line practitioners, managers, board members and regulators in a wide array of industries. But what is the real focus of Safety-II?

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Work-as-Imagined Solutioneering: A 10-Step Guide

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/06/201817/11/2022

In this post, I outline a typical process of 10 Steps by which problematic solutions come into being. Some of the steps may be skipped, but with the same outcome: a problematic solution.

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  • Culture

The Archetypes of Human Work: 7. Defunct

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 11/02/201715/03/2023

This is the seventh in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Defunct archetype.

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Archetypes of Human Work: 2. Congruence

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/01/201715/03/2023

This is the second in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Congruence archetype.

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About the Author

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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