Introduction to Human Factors in Accident Investigation - Softcover

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This is a short book for busy people who want to know more about human factors and accident investigation. No prior knowledge of Human Factors is needed. The book will appeal to readers with an interest in safety. All the competencies of Human Factors are covered at a basic level, so the book also serves as an introduction to Human Factors, with the emphasis on safety. Students of human factors may find the book a useful summary of a key growth area of Human Factors. Human Factors professionals wanting to re-focus on safety will also benefit. Safety professionals, engineers, experts in occupational health and safety health, accident investigators and psychologists with no prior training in human factors will benefit.

Chapter 12 contains a maturity model which will enable you to assess the current level of human factors integration in your own organisation

Findings from real investigations (some of which were conducted or supported by the author) are used in the book to bring each of the competency areas ‘to life’ showing how human factors can help us understand why an accident happened. Readers are strongly advised to read the accident reports listed in the sections on ‘Further Reading’.

Human factors in Accident Investigation offers a new career development opportunity for many professionals and these opportunities are supported and encouraged by human factors and ergonomics societies worldwide. The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human factors in the United Kingdom offers learning pathways in different sectors of industry leading to technical membership of the Institute.

The book has been published at a time when both safety science and human factors are in growth phases, due, in part, to the challenges presented by the introduction of new technologies into working life and the emergence of new ways of working. This growing synergy is evidenced by the growth of training courses in human factors and safety at universities all over the world. With this in mind, I have tried to write this book at a level so that it can be easily understood by readers who speak English as a second language.

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