Human Error and Safety at Work

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This is an examination of possible human error at work and the consequences. The author discusses various safety precautions such as safety procedures and training for personnel and the possible accidents that can occur if these are to be ignored.

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"Human error is something that affects many workers in the industrial world but with the correct safety procedures and precautions at the workplace it can be decreased. To begin discussion of human error it must be understood that a variety of contributors can be classified as human error. As described by Fred Manuele some of these factors are a system in which there is unnecessary danger or difficulty, inadequate facilities or information to the operator, and increased performance beyond what the operator can handle (153). Human error can be defined as the failure of planned actions to achieve their desired ends, without the intervention of some unforeseeable event (Kantowitz 30)."

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