Disasters and human error and their prevention
Introduction to ergonomics and how this interfaces at work and accidents and the effects of age on accident probability. A basic understanding of personalities, the attitude factors in people such as by 'Katz' with the Social adjustive function, knowledge function and self-defensive function and cognitive dissonance etc and examples on how to deal with this to avoid accidents.
Evaluation of other attitude factors such as the adverse effects of higher intelligence, conservatism, credibility, sheep index and selective interpretation etc etc. Looking at how certain factors arise in a case study accident.
Understanding motivation including the effects of remuneration (Taylor) and bonus, job satisfaction (Maslow), homeostatic needs (Herzberg) and evaluating a range of error based accidents and how these are classified. The evaluation of a case study involving a disaster by motivational issues and certain classified errors and discussing how these can be avoided.
Perception and how people perceive risk and typical factors upon which this is based. Including the integration of personality, habituation effect, experience etc, etc and studying a disaster where perception was the key influence in the cause.
Understanding the legal requirements for safe systems of work and a model procedure which can be used to develop safe systems of work or method statements Evaluation of case study involving a serious accident. The understanding of the requirements of the competent person by law and what is meant by the term "competent person". Evaluation of a major disaster in identifying the human factors involved.
Buffet lunch provided.
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__Normally 1130 hours to 1745 hours