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What are human factors?Human factors refer to things that impact our behavior like environmental, organizational, personal and job considerations.

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For safety managers, human factors are often more difficult to control than physical items like safety signs and written documents.

What are human factors?

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1: An employee who has been performing the same task for many hours might not focus on doing so in an ergonomic way because he is tired.

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2: An employee is told she needs to complete a task in a certain amount of time. To perform the task more quickly, she might not take the time to put on proper PPE since it might slow her down.

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Why do workers neglect safety?Experts in human behavior say many factors contribute to the decisions workers make about their safety.Over time, employees often adapt to tasks and begin performing them automatically. This can lead to errors when less focus is placed on safe procedures.

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Why do workers neglect safety?Not just lazy employees take shortcuts. Sometimes employees who want to do a good job skip safety precautions so they can work faster.The takeaway: Employers must show that following safety procedures benefits everyone.

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Are human factors reallyimpacting the workplace?

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Yes! Consider The research...Yes! Consider The research...

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According to a recent survey1, 80.4% of safety professionals say their biggest challenge is dealing with human factor incidents like slips, trips and falls.Many of these professionals also find a significant number of accidents are the result of employees disregarding safety procedures.1 This survey was conducted in March of 2014 by Safety Daily Advisor, and the results were published as “How Human Factors Affect Safety Compliance.”

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Employer concerns:Employers and safety managers worry that employees are taking shortcuts for two common reasons:

Employees don’t believe they’ll get hurt. Emotions like frustration or exhaustion play a role.

So what can be done about these issues?

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Advice from Safety Professionals:Actively engage employees in safety.

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Example 1: Remind them to wear PPE before shifts.

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Advice from Safety Professionals:Example 2: Discuss proper lifting techniqueswhen performing heavy lifting.

These things may seem small, but by making safety tips part of daily lifeat work, you are more likely to get employees to follow procedures.

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Create a culture of safety.Encourage employees to reportsafety issues. (Make sure not to punish anyone involved in these reports for a first violation as thiscan discourage reporting.)Provide training in the field, not just classroom instruction.

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While new or temporary employees may make mistakes because they lack knowledge about the job, more experienced workers can also have human factor accidents and injuries.

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Sometimes they know the job so well they pay lessattention to safety.They may also think their habits are more effectivethan standard procedures.The takeaway: Human factors affect all employees, somake awareness of these issues a part of your workplace.

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Human factors affect all employees, so make awareness of these issues a part of your workplace.

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