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)
Tag Archives: human factors
Ten Contextual Conversations
All human activity, along with associated emergent problematic situations and opportunities, is embedded in context. The ‘context’ is, however, a a melange of different contexts. An approach that I have found useful is to spend time considering contextual influences (e.g., on decision making, at multiple levels of organisations) on problematic situations or potential solutions, more explicitly. Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety, Systems Thinking
Tagged context, human factors, opportunities, problems, systems safety, Systems Thinking, work
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HindSight 30 on Wellbeing is out now
HindSight Issue 30 on Wellbeing is now online at SKYbrary. You can download the full issue, 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 in this post, along with links to the magazine and the individual articles. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Human Factors/Ergonomics, Humanistic Psychology, Mental Health, Safety, Systems Thinking
Tagged ATC, aviation, culture, health and safety, healthcare, HindSightMagazine, human factors, Mental Health, mindfulness, nuclear, organisational culture, organisations, ptsd, stress, wellbeing
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What Human Factors isn’t: 4. A Cause of Accidents
‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something that is only a small part of the whole. Rather than just explain what Human Factors is, in this sporadic series of short posts I … Continue reading
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Tagged accidents, causation, human factors, myths, root cause, safety, safety-I, safety-II
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What Human Factors isn’t: 3. Off-the-shelf Behaviour Modification Training
‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something that is only a small part of the whole. Rather than just explain what Human Factors is, in this sporadic series of short posts I … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour modification, design, human factors, human-centred design, myths, training
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What Human Factors isn’t: 2. Courtesy and Civility at Work
‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something that is only a small part of the whole. Rather than just explain what Human Factors is, in this sporadic series of short posts I … Continue reading
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Tagged civility, courtesy, human factors, myths, professionalism
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What Human Factors isn’t: 1. Common Sense
‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something that is only a small part of the whole. Rather than just explain what Human Factors is, in this sporadic series of short posts I … Continue reading
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Tagged ergonomics, human factors, human factors engineering, myths
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The Organisational Homelessness of ‘Human Factors’
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. Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Systems Thinking
Tagged ergonomics, human factors, organisations, silos, Systems Thinking, work
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‘Human Factors’ and ‘Human Performance’: What’s the difference?
The term ‘Human Performance’ (and ‘Human and Organisational Performance’ (or HOP) has become increasingly common in recent years in a number of industries, especially those with a safety focus. It is often associated with ‘Human Factors’, or even used as … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, design, discipline, ergonomics, human factors, human performance, practice, profession, science, work
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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
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics
Tagged accidents, automation, autonomy, cars, committees, driving, ergonomics, expert witness, expertise, government, gross negligence manslaughter, healthcare, human factors, learning, policy, reviews, roads
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