Occupational Stressors and Reasons for Occurrence of Human Error

5 Occupational Stressors and Reasons for Occurrence of Human Error 

The workload-related stressors are associated with work overload or work under load. In the case of work overload, the job requirements exceed the individual s ability to satisfy them effectively Similarly, in the case of work 

The occupational frustration-related stressors are associated with the problems concerning occupational frustrahon. Some examples of these problems are poor career development guidance, the ambiguity of one s role, and the lack of effective commimication. The occupational change-related stressors are associated with factors that disrupt the funchoning of physiological, cognitive, and behavioral patterns of the individual. 

Finally, the miscellaneous stressors include all those stressors that are not included in the previous three categories. Typical examples of the miscellaneous stressors include too much noise, too little or too much lighting, and poor interpersonal relationships. 

Past experiences indicate that there are many reasons for the occurrence of human errors. Some of the important ones are as follows [6,15]  

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