‘Human Factors’ and ‘Human Performance’: What’s the Difference?

The term ‘Human Performance’ (and ‘Human and Organisational Performance’ (or HOP) has become increasingly common…

System Safety: Seven Friends of Explanation

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both…

HindSight 28 on Change is out now!

HindSight Issue 28 is now available in print and online at SKYbrary and on the EUROCONTROL website. 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.

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

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.

Four Kinds of Human Factors: 3. Factors Affecting Humans

This third post explores another perspective on ‘human factors’: Factors Affecting Humans.

Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 2. Factors of Humans

This second post in a series on Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’ explores another kind of human factors: Factors of Humans.

Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 1. The Human Factor

This is the first of a short blog post series, on four kinds of ‘Human Factors’: ‘The Human Factor.

Toad’s Checklist

Sometimes lessons about work come about from the most wonderful places. Arnold Lobel’s ‘Frog and…

Facing up to Command-and-Controlism: Twenty Warning Signs

In my last post, I offered a reworked version of the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous…

Six Thinking Hats for Safety

Almost a year ago on the safetydifferently blog, Sidney Dekker asked “Can safety renew itself?“.…