Human factors (also referred to as human factors psychology and human factors engineering) is an applied field of study that examines human abilities, limitations, behaviors, and processes in order to ...
The article opens with a personal account of the author's grueling schedule as an early-career aircraft mechanic, illustrating how extreme fatigue and long hours were once common, underscoring the ...
U.S. and EU regulators require human factors and usability testing to bring a medical device to market. Virginia Lang, PhD, president and chief scientist at HirLan Inc., an engineering consultancy ...
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 ...
A door plug blew off Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 mid-flight in January 2024. Now the National Transportation Safety Board says it can happen again. When it comes to safety in the workplace, there ...
If you are interested in understanding people—how they think, behave, and interact with other people, technology, or the world around them—in order to improve their personal and professional ...
Image courtesy ARC About the Author: Fred Finger, Senior Vice President and Head of Operations at American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) A safety management system, while vital, can only take a ...