Safety professionals have known for years that not all accidents are caused by humans,
but most are. Many factors are responsible for large number
of accidents that occur in a workplace. The following is a list of some human
factors that are common causes of accidents:
- Memory - Memory lapse may occur at any
time
- Judgment and reasoning power - May be
reduced due to many factors
- Attention - Failure to remain attentive
or lack of attention
- Delayed or false sensation of the
sensory organs - Failed senses that could otherwise stimulate a response
to avoid the accident
- Competence - Lack of competence and
experience
- Skills - Skill level of individuals is
important in any accident avoidance
- Personality - Some are compromising
while others are hardliner
- Attitude - Negligence, arrogance,
boldness and overconfidence etc.
- Risk perception - Poor risk perception
due to poor knowledge and experience
- Individual characteristics - Anger,
temper, curiosity etc.
Accidents that are caused due to
human factors may be prevented or reduced by the following preventative
measures:
- Training and awareness
- Supervision, monitoring and controlling
- Feedback and reports
- Frequent inspections and audits
- Skill development
- Education
The human behavior model teaches us that these preventive
measures are known as antecedents (or the things we put in place to avoid the
accident), but experience shows us that it is the feedback and consequences
that work to change behavior.
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