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The Organisational Homelessness of ‘Human Factors’
Most fields of professional activity have a settled home within the divisional and departmental structures of organisations. Operational staff work in operational divisions. Engineering staff work in engineering divisions. Everyone else tends to know their place: finance, human resources, legal, … Continue reading
Human Factors at The Fringe
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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Tagged art, communication, ergonomics, human factors, practice, research, safety, science, theatre
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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Practice: A Forthcoming Practitioner-Focused Book
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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Tagged ergonomics, human factors, practice, research
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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 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
