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Reflections from the Edge

by stevenshorrock
Posted on 02/07/201905/03/2021

I have ‘worked on work’ for my whole professional career. For the majority of that…

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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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