| Is Human Factors a Dirty Word.pdf | | White paper discussing assessing the qualifications of many purported “experts” in the field of human factors. Insights into what actually constitutes a human factors professional in terms of education, training, professional certification, and other topics are presented. |
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| | Capability of the human visual system.pdf | | A critical review of the performance of the human visual system (HVS). Myths and realities of human vision are examined to show where some assumptions used by equipment designers are not based on real capabilities or limitations. |
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| | Driver Detection of Roadside Obstacles at Night.pdf | | Oftentimes vehicular accidents involve collisions, not between two vehicles on the roadway, but between a vehicle which departs from the roadway and a vehicle parked on the shoulder. In many such cases, the striking party will maintain that they were in control of their vehicle at all times, but were simply unable to detect the parked vehicle due to lack of illumination or inadequate warning of its presence. |
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| Driver Response to Roadside Obstacles.pdf | | It is often contended in court cases that a prudent driver when encountering obstacles adjacent to the side of a roadway (e.g., a stopped vehicle or pedestrian) will decrease their speed of travel and/or shift their lane position in order to allow greater margin of safety. A search of the available literature, however, has not produced any validation that this assertion is in fact true, or a quantification of the level of such avoidance maneuvers. |
| | Falls From Aerial Lifts.pdf | | Falling from an aerial work platform is one of the most common lifting equipment accidents. Avoiding falls involves proper use of equipment, adherence to ANSI and OSHA standards and regulations during operation, and common sense work habits. |
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| I Fell, Ergo I Slipped.pdf | | Paper dealing with issues regarding slip resistant walking/working surfaces and an examination of the mechanics of human slips, trips, and falls. |
| | Industrial Flooring.pdf | | Article providing guidance on development of a strategy focusing on the design, selection and maintenance of flooring, reducing safety problems such as slips, trips and falls. |
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| Injuries and the Experienced Worker 09-04.pdf | | While many industrial accidents involve workers who often have an inadequate appreciation or the potential dangers in their workplace, a substantial number of these cases involve older, more experienced workers who "should have known better". The potential cause of this apparent paradox is complex, but may have an impact on the nature of both product design and workplace safety training. |
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| Is Safer Really Safer.pdf | | Since advanced technology alone seems to be inadequate to prevent accidents, then it seems logical that attention should focus on the "human factors" that might influence accident rates in technically advanced aircraft. |
| | Seeing versus Perceiving June 2006.pdf | | A seemingly critical question with regard to investigating an accident or in any subsequent litigation is, "Was it visible?" where "it" refers to the object that could/should have been noticed that would have prevented the subject accident. While this question has some merit, a more crucial question in most cases is, "Would it have been perceived?" |
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| | Cell phone risks.pdf | | The debate currently raging around cellphone use by drivers is a highly emotional one. Despite the amount of research available on the topic, oftentimes reality is ignored in favor of under rhetoric. The actual data needs to be examined in a practical, rather than theoretical evaluation of this topic. |
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| | Ergonomics Chapter.pdf | | Book chapter discussing a variety of industrial ergonomics issues which may arise in the manufacturing environment. |
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| | In-Vehicle Cell Phones---Fatal Distraction, Yes or No.pdf | | Debate regarding the issue of cell phone use on American roadways is extremely prevalent, emotionally charged, and almost completely lacking in any real data. The actual data regarding the impact of cell phones on driving behavior is actually far more moderate than the rhetoric implies. |
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| In-Vehicle Cell Phones--Fatal Distraction.pdf | | Debate in the popular press regarding the issue of cell phone use on American roadways is extremely prevalent, emotionally charged, and almost completely devoid of real data. In many cases, those studying the issue have a much more moderate position. |
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| Macro-ergonomic Approach to Managing Slips and Falls in the Workplace.pdf | | This paper explores the human factors of slips and falls, traditional organizational culture associated with slip and fall prevention and offer a practical proactive systems analysis model of prevention that includes participation of all major stakeholders inside and outside the organization. |
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| | Frequency of Use of Automotive Stereo Controls.pdf | | The primary determinants of control location are human physiological limitations, spatial relationship to the functions controlled, functional groupings, sequential arrangements, and priority of usage/frequency of use. This paper describes a study designed to evaluate the relative frequency of use of the controls available on automotive stereo products. |
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