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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
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
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics
Tagged accidents, causation, human factors, myths, root cause, safety, safety-I, safety-II
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
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics
Tagged behaviour modification, design, human factors, human-centred design, myths, training
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
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics
Tagged civility, courtesy, human factors, myths, professionalism
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
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics
Tagged ergonomics, human factors, human factors engineering, myths
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
