Welcome to CDC stacks |
Stacks Logo
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.
 
 
Help
Clear All Simple Search
Advanced Search
What is human factors research?
  • Published Date:
    1/1/1998
Filetype[PDF-251.60 KB]


Details:
  • Description:
    • A roof bolter reaches for a lever while guiding the drill with his other hand. Since he's watching the drill and many of the controls look and feel alike, he hits the wrong control and crushes his hand. • Six hours into the night shift, an ore truck driver dozes off. The truck plows over the berm and down into the pit. • Fleeing a afire, a face crew sees smoke in the intake entry. Assuming the fire is ahead, they cross over to another entry, but soon encounter even worse smoke. These very different accidents have at least one factor in common: the human factor. The actions, decisions, thoughts, or perceptions of one or more humans contributed to the accident. These are just a few examples of safety problems researched by the Human Factors Group of the Pittsburgh Research Center, U.S. Department of Energy.

  • Subject:
  • Collection(s):
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Main Document Checksum:
  • Supporting Files:
    No Additional Files
No Related Documents.
You May Also Like:
  1. Keynote Presentation - Health Effects Of Vibration - The Known And The Unknown - Introduction; Proceedings Of The First American Conference On Human Vibration
    Personal Author:
    Griffin, Michael J.
    Published Date:
    6/1/2006
    Description:
    Science involves the study of the nature and behaviour of natural things and the knowledge we obtain about them. Scientific endeavour leads to the unfolding of new knowledge and adjustments to our understanding and our behavior. To indicate that we â...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.06 MB]
  2. Using Coal Miners' Experience to Identify Effective Operating Cues; Proceedings of the HFES 42nd Annual Meeting
    Personal Author:
    Cornelius, Kim M.; Steiner, Lisa J.; Turin, Fred C.;
    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Conference Authors:
    Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting (42rd : 1998 October 5-9 : Chicago, Illinois)
    Published Date:
    1998
    Source:
    Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, October 5-9, 1998, Chicago, Illinois, Human-System Interaction: The Sky's No Limit. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1998 Oct; 42(Safety):1098-1102
    Description:
    Like many experienced workers, remote control continuous miner operators perform their everyday jobs making choices and decisions that they may not consciously think about. While performing tasks, they are continuously processing feedback and cues wh...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 717.90 KB]
  3. Children exposed to violence; current status, gaps, and research priorities : Workshop summary, Washington, D.C., July 24-26, 2002
    Corporate Authors:
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
    Published Date:
    December 2002
    Description:
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. : Running title: "NICHD workshop on children exposed to violence." : Workshop sponsors: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Nationa...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 462.71 KB]
  4. Information Chaos in Primary Care: Implications for Physician Performance and Patient Safety
    Personal Author:
    Beasley, John W; Wetterneck, Tosha B.; Temte, Jon; Lapin, Jamie A; Smith, Paul; Rivera-Rodriguez, A. Joy; Karsh, Ben-Tzion;
    Published Date:
    2011 Nov-Dec
    Source:
    J Am Board Fam Med. 24(6):745-751.
    Description:
    PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of information chaos as it applies to the issues of patient safety and physician workload in primary care and to propose a research agenda.MethodsWe use a human factors engineering perspectiv...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 136.53 KB]
  5. Research on alcohol problems from the perspective of changes--1940 to 1990.
    Personal Author:
    Straus, R
    Published Date:
    1988 Nov-Dec
    Source:
    Public Health Rep. 103(6):707-712
    Description:
    The nature of alcohol problems, knowledge about alcohol use and abuse, and public perceptions and responses have all undergone substantial change during the past half-century. This paper traces some interrelationships between changes in alcohol-speci...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.38 MB]