Workplace safety methods focus on controls implementation, while Human Operational Performance Theory (HOPT) focuses on risk reduction and safety improvement. Safety in industries such as energy, ...

Confusing mobile apps and unclear instructions can be frustrating for anyone. But imagine if these everyday annoyances weren't just inconvenient but held the potential to be dangerous. That's where ...

With the Institute of Medicine’s report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services applied safety lessons gleaned from the aviation industry’s efforts ...

Industrial robot adoption has reached a point of no return. Automated machinery has become an industry standard and will only become increasingly common as time goes on. As this trend continues, ...

Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) is a critical field that quantitatively assesses the likelihood of human error in complex, high-stakes operations. These environments ...

Attributing manufacturing problems to “human error” is an oversimplification that can mask deeper failures, according to Ann Ryan, head of business development at Ireland-based training and technology ...