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System Safety: Seven Friends of Intervention

Posted on 04/04/2019 by

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both for explanation and intervention. Each is a concept, meme, or device used in thinking, language, and intervention (reinforced by more fundamental foes that act as barriers … Continue reading →

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Human Factors at The Fringe

Posted on 07/09/2016 by

There have been many debates in human factors about its status as science or art or both, and the scientific literature has recorded some of the issues spanning back over 50 years (e.g., de Moraes, 2000; Moray, 1994; Wilson, 2000; … Continue reading →

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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Practice: A Forthcoming Practitioner-Focused Book

Posted on 06/02/2015 by

Ten years ago, I found myself caught between two worlds. I had spent several years in practice in various industries, as an internal consultant in an air traffic service provider and as an external consultant in an international consultancy. Then … Continue reading →

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Human factors research and practice – Part 1: surveying the gap

Posted on 10/03/2012 by

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors), February 2010. It is reproduced here to give more open access and to encourage further conversation on this … Continue reading →

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