Ergonomics incident investigation

Generally, few supervisors did a good job of ergonomics problem identification. Although there has been an emphasis on ergonomics as a significant aspect of the practice of safety, that emphasis was not seen in the content of the incident investigation reports reviewed. 

As a safety professional attempts to improve the quaUty of incident investigation, consideration should be given to what has been learned about incident causation in recent years. A good example of the lessons learned derives from ergonomics, which has emerged as a more significant segment of the practice of safety. 

Feggetter, A. J., A method for investigating human factors aspects of aircraft accidents and incidents. Ergonomics, 11, 1065-1075 (1982)... 

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