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Seeing the People In Control

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 14/10/202530/10/2025

This article is a slightly edited reproduction of the Editorial published in HindSight magazine issue 36 (Autumn 2024)…

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Human Performance in the Spotlight: ‘Human Error’ and ‘Honest Mistakes’

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 20/10/202330/10/2025

This article is a reproduction of an article published in HindSight magazine issue 35 in September 2023 (all issues available…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Twenty Five Years: Reflections on the Practice of Improving Work

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/11/202217/03/2023

In this post, I reflect on what I learned since graduating and have found to be most important to practice in the design and improvement of work.

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What Human Factors Isn’t: 1. Common Sense

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 10/07/201913/03/2023

‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something…

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The Organisational Homelessness of ‘Human Factors’

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/07/201916/03/2023

In this post, I outline four common homes for HF/E within organisations, drawing on personal experience in each of the four organisational divisions in different organisations. I conclude with some of the implications of organisational homelessness.

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‘Human Factors’ and ‘Human Performance’: What’s the Difference?

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 24/04/201916/03/2023

The term ‘Human Performance’ (and ‘Human and Organisational Performance’ (or HOP) has become increasingly common…

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Giving Guidance to Government

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/10/201817/03/2023

This article was published in The Ergonomist, published by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and…

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The Problem with Professional Appropriation: The Case of ‘Human Factors’ and ‘Ergonomics’

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 08/10/201816/03/2023

In a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper by journalist Liam Mannix (A…

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The Safety-II Dance: A Podcast by Greater Than Code

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 31/07/2018

A few weeks ago, I had a chat with Jamey Hampton, Jessica Kerr, John K. Sawers of Greater…

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Suitably Qualified and Experienced? Five Questions to Ask Before Buying Human Factors Training or Consultancy

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 05/06/201816/03/2023

Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among…

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