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Chapter 6: Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Media

by Ron Gantt and Steven Shorrock Practitioner summary Human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) as a discipline and profession addresses issues of profound interest to society. But the discipline and its subject matter tends to be represented in a small number … Continue reading

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Chapter 5: Human Factors and the Ethics of Explaining Failure

by Roel van Winsen and Sidney W.A. Dekker Practitioner summary The idea that human performance is systematically connected to the features of people’s tools and tasks effectively constitutes the birth of human factors. However, accidents are often still seen as the … Continue reading

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