The NSW Resources Regulator has published a fact sheet on its human and organizational factors data review. The Regulator engaged the Keil Centre to independently review its human and organizational factors analyses over the past five (5) years, where HUMAN ERROR and DELIBERATE NON-COMPLIANCE played a role in incidents. The review looked at 267 incidents…...
It is unfortunate that the phrase “human error” has become virtually meaningless through over-use and that it is usually interpreted to mean that the person at the “sharp end” was at fault by committing some form of error or violation. It is easy to be misled and to believe that human errors arise because of…...
Human failure in incidents and accidents Read More »
Are you looking to improve safety performance and, more specifically, understand why workers are doing what they are doing? Human Factors may be a better tool than Behavior-Based Safety Observation Process, and there is a FREE tool we can use to perform our Initial HF assessment. As most of you know, I am a…...
SafeFlix is the Human Factors video resource that you can watch whenever you like Read More »
If you want to broaden your understanding of Human Factors and workers’ decision-making process, here is a FREE chance to learn more about this aspect of OSH and PS. PLEASE NOTE: This is a course from the UK’s HSE, so the times are UK times. But I have used the UK’s HSE materials for decades…...
Human decisions and system performance (FREE On-Line Training) Read More »
We can change people’s performance by better training and instructions, better supervision, and, to some extent, better motivation…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Safety Thought of the Week… reducing the opportunities for slips and lapses of attention Read More »
If we reverse the brake and accelerator pedals on your car, even if you are warned, and a sign reminds you, you can be sure that sooner or later you will press the accelerator when you meant to brake. Source: Human and organizational factors of safety: a state of the art, Daniellou, F., Simard, M…....
Safety Thought of the Week… Certain configurations increase the risk of error Read More »
In the 20th Century, the great Professor James Reason foresaw how 21st Century Safety Management would have to evolve to move us to the next level. Two (2) approaches to the problem of human fallibility exist:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
The different approaches to 21st Century Safety Management Read More »
This NASA Handbook defines the NASA Human Factors Analysis and Classifications System (NASAHFACS) tool and provides guidance on the use of NASAHFACS. It illustrates the NASAHFACS model; describes the data gathering, coding, trending, and tracking process and outlines training and other related resources to support the practice of NASAHFACS throughout NASA. CLICK HERE for the…...
NASA publishes its Human Factors Handbook, V1.4 Procedural Guidance and Tools Read More »
What Happened: Two contractors re-injected the wrong clamp. The flange bolts failed, and the two contractors involved in the work died in the steam released. In the legal case, the judge focused on the possibility of human error. The company should have anticipated the possibility of this human error and concluded that the site did…...
Contractors at wrong location (Human Error Legal Case) Read More »
The conditions that increase the risk of violations can differ from those that produce errors. Violations are often associated with time pressure, poor procedures, poor supervision, and shortages of equipment or spares. The table below shows some reasons people gave for not following procedures in one study…. Membership Required You must be a member to...
Why people do not follow procedures Read More »
Some error-producing conditions are more powerful than others. The table below shows estimates of how different conditions create the risk of error. Poor instructions or procedures are said to triple the rate of error. Lack of experience with the task is estimated to result in a 17-fold increase in the risk of error…. Membership Required...
Examples of error-producing conditions (Error Traps) and their Risk Factor(s) Read More »
If we aim to learn from the error and to lessen the chances of it happening again, we need to consider the organizational context that surrounds the person’s action, including equipment, procedures, people, the environment, and management. There are two aspects to managing error:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...
Identifying a human error is a starting point, not a conclusion Read More »
