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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Tag Archives: healthcare
The Real Second Victims
In many professions, specific terms – both old and new – are often established and accepted unquestioningly, from the inside. In some cases, such terms may create and perpetuate inequity and injustice, even when introduced with good intentions. One example that has played on my mind over recent years is the term ‘second victim’. Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, healthcare, human error, just culture, justice, organisations, second victims, third victims
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Giving Guidance to Government
This article was published in The Ergonomist, published by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, No. 568, Nov-Dec 2018. From healthcare and patient safety, to the latest developments in driver automation, human factors is not only relevant across … Continue reading
The problem with professional appropriation: The case of ‘human factors’ and ‘ergonomics’
In a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper by journalist Liam Mannix (A difficult position: Experts question whether ergonomics holds up), a Sydney University Professor calls out physical ‘ergonomics’ as bad science and practice: Every year, companies around … Continue reading
HindSight 27 on Competency and Expertise is out now!
HindSight Issue 27 is now available in print and online at SKYbrary and on the EUROCONTROL website. You can download the full issue, including an online supplement, and individual articles. HindSight magazine is free and published twice a year, reaching tens of thousands of readers in aviation and other sectors worldwide. You will find an introduction to this Issue below, along with links to the magazine and the individual articles. Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety
Tagged ATC, aviation, competence, competency, expertise, golf, healthcare, human factors, non-technical skills, nuclear, power generation, rail, shipping, sport
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Human Factors at the Fringe: BaseCamp
A legendary rivalry: one mountain and two climbers seeking to be the best. We join them at basecamp as they prepare for the challenges of the ascent. Invited into separate tents to join just one of the two climbers, audiences … Continue reading
Work-as-Imagined Solutioneering: A 10-Step Guide
Have you ever come across a ‘problematic solution’ that was implemented in your workplace, and wondered, “How did this come to be?” Wherever you sit in an organisation, the chances are that you have. Many problematic solutions emerge from a top-down … Continue reading
The Loneliest Profession in Healthcare
You’d expect that Human Factors/Ergonomics would be very relevant to the NHS. But is it actually integrated? Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety
Tagged design, ergonomics, healthcare, human factors, practice, profession, safety
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