‘Human error’: The Handicap of Human Factors, Safety and Justice

“Oh my God. I told those guys at safety that it was dangerous and one day we would lose concentration and pay for it. I already told those guys at safety that it was very dangerous! We are human and this can happen to us. This curve is inhuman!”

Five Questions About Boredom, Fatigue and Vigilance

1. How different are boredom and fatigue? Both affect our ability to pay attention –…

Is Ergonomics a Scientific Discipline? No.

This is taken from the article “Head to head: Is Ergonomics a Scientific Discipline?”, published…

Human Factors Research and Practice – Part 2: Bridging the Gap

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of…

Human Factors Research and Practice – Part 1: Surveying the Gap

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of…

Empathy: A Core Condition for Humanistic Design

Many involved in human-centred design (ergonomics, human factors, UX, interaction design, etc) have an internal…

Human Factors and Humanistic Psychology: Distant Cousins

Human factors and humanistic psychology are two human disciplines that emerged from adversity during the…