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System Safety: Seven Friends of Intervention

Posted on 04/04/2019 by stevenshorrock

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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Four Kinds of Human Factors: 4. Socio-Technical System Interaction

Posted on 07/10/2017 by stevenshorrock

This is the fourth in a series of posts on different ‘kinds’ of human factors, as understood both within and outside the discipline and profession of human factors and ergonomics itself. This post explores a fourth kind of human factors: Socio-technical system interaction. Continue reading →

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