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Associate Member Fellow Graduate Member Registered Member Student Member Technical Member Chartership Code of Conduct European Ergonomist Volunteering Events Regional Groups Special Interest Groups Jobs Advertising Careers Member Stories Shop About Vision & Mission Support us Awards Governance AGM Affiliations A Brief History CIEHF Documents Contact What does ‘human error' actually mean? What does ‘human error' actually mean? 3 July 2015
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What does ‘human error' actually mean? Does the term ‘human error' just obscure the real problem? Following most major accidents, one phrase is almost guaranteed to headline in the popular press: ‘human error’. The concept is also popular in our own discipline and profession; it is probably among the most profitable in terms of research and consultancy dollars. While seductively simple to the layperson, it comes with a variety of meanings and interpretations with respect to causation and culpability. With its evocative associations, synonyms, and position in our own models, ‘human error’ is a key anchoring object in everyday and specialist narratives. Despite our efforts to look at what lies beneath, explanations, both in industry and the judiciary, often float back what people can see, with hindsight, at the surface. Our scientists’, designers’ and analysts’ perspectives are overpowered by common sense, management and legal perspectives. And the pervasive nature of the term clouds other ways of seeing that recognise the need for adjustments, variability and trade-offs in performance. Might ‘human error’ be the handicap of human factors? At Ergonomics &
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Topics Human factors: Human errors Human factors Introduction to human factors Introducing the key topics Getting started human error causal factors Human factor Topics Managing human failures Human errors Incident investigation Procedures Training and competence Staffing Staffing levels Workload Supervision Contractors Organisational change Safety critical communications Shift handover PTW http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/what-does-human-error-actually-mean/ (permit to work) Human factors in design Control rooms Human computer interfaces (HCI) Alarm management Lighting, thermal comfort, noise and vibration Fatigue and shift work Organisational culture Behavioural safety Learning organisations Maintenance, inspection and testing Maintenance error Intelligent customers Resources Incidents Case studies Articles Briefing notes HSE inspectors toolkit COMAH safety report Links Related content Manual handling http://www.hse.gov.uk/humanfactors/topics/errors.htm & MSDs Stress Display Screen Equipment Violence Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) Human factors: Human errors When we address human factors in relation to health and safety, we're aiming to optimise human performance and reduce human failures. Briefing note no 3 - Humans and risk [PDF 132KB] Briefing note no 6 - Maintenance error [PDF 183KB] Extract from inspectors human factors toolkit - Identifying human failures [PDF 75KB] Includes a 7-step approach to identifying and managing human failures that many organisations have found useful. Further guidance Reducing error and influencing behaviour (HSG48), HSE Books 1999, ISBN 0 7176 2452 8. Essential HSE generic industry guidance on human factors - a simple introduction 'Managing human error' Postnote: a report from the Parliamentary office of Science and Technology, June 2001 Number 156: available via the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's website. A clear and useful summary of the main issues on managing human error Improving maintenance - a guide to reducing human error A useful guide to assess
L'erreur humaine Learning from incidents and accidents Near misses Organisational measures of accident prevention Zero accident vision Simo Salminen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Contents https://oshwiki.eu/wiki/Human_error 1 Introduction 2 Definition of human error 3 Identification of human error 3.1 Accidents are rare 3.2 Human factor 3.3 Cognitive failures 4 Factors leading to human errors 5 Organizational factors http://www.erroranalysis.com/about-error-analysis behind human error 6 Human error and accidents 7 Prevention of human error 7.1 Staying focused 7.2 Avoiding stress 7.3 Conclusion 8 References Introduction Human error is often cited as a cause human error of accidents, when all other factors have been eliminated. This does not mean that human error cannot be investigated by scientific principles. In fact, today, there is considerable interest in researching human error [1]. The aim of this article is to describe human errors and their relationships with occupational accidents. Definition of human error The aim of this chapter is to define what of human error is considered as “human error”. Another, the aim is to compare the traditional and modern views of human error. It is very difficult to provide a satisfactory definition of human errors [2] as they are often a result of a complicated sequence of events and therefore an elusive phenomenon to analyse. However, Reason [3] has defined “human error” in the following way: "Error will be taken as a generic term to encompass all those occasions in which a planned sequence of mental or physical activities fails to achieve its intended outcome, and when these failures cannot be attributed to the intervention of some chance agency." On the other hand, it has been said that to err (i.e. to make mistakes) is human. Human error is an element that cannot be totally eliminated, but if the typical errors are identified, most of them can also be prevented. According to the traditional viewpoint, human error is a cause of failure and accident. According to a new philosophical approach, human error is a symptom of failure, which reflects the deeper problems existing in a system. Examining human error provides informa
& ReenactmentsSafety Standards of CareAnimations & SimulationsTrainingExpert TestimonyClientsExperienceStaffProfessional StaffJoseph CohenH. Harvey CohenKristy NorrisAdministrative StaffLinda NorrisAbout About Error Analysis, Inc. Former federal research scientist H. Harvey Cohen formed Error Analysis, Inc. in 1988 to further human factors and safety practice in business, industry, and litigation. Dr. Cohen sought to fill a need for applied scientists that could analyze and describe the complex nature of causation in major incidents and catastrophes, as well as prescribe effective preventative solutions. Error Analysis has since consulted to organizations throughout the world, including North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Attorneys in litigation have retained Error Analysis consultants in cases involving premises, products, transportation, recreational, and occupational issues. Consultants often perform pre-litigation investigations as well as post-litgation remediations. The company’s core areas of expertise include scientific-based research and analysis of human capabilities and limitations (perceptual-cognitive and biomechanical), human interaction (i.e., design of interfaces), environments of use (i.e., contextual factors affecting human performance), and work and organizational design (management of human performance). Error Analysis, Inc. was formerly a registered consultancy of the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors. All Error Analysis consultants are certified by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics in Bellingham, WA and the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers in Helena, AL. We maintain a wide network of professionals around the world who can be made available to serve you. Contact usIf you want more information, fill in this form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.NameEmailPhone numberHow did you hear about us?Internet searchRecommend