Making human factors and ergonomics work in health and social care: chapter 3
This download is the third of three chapters of a book which complements the CIEHF's Healthcare Learning Pathway and is intended as a practical resource for students.
The book aims to provide well-founded, practical guidance to those responsible for leading and implementing human factors programmes and interventions in health and social care.
Chapter 3 objectives and learning outcomes:
- To describe the human contribution to task performance.
- To analyse systematically the impact of human performance on key vulnerabilities in the task.
- To reflect critically on the impact of work system and environmental factors on human performance.
- To assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of interventions aimed at improving human performance.
File type: PDF
Length: 27 pages
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