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An Overview of Safety Engineering In Human Factors

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Ergonomics and Human Factors

Part of the book series: Recent Research in Psychology ((PSYCHOLOGY))

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This paper present a brief overview of safety consideration in human factors design and analysis. The emphasis is upon safety in the industrial setting. A brief review of legislation and litigation on industrial safety is presented. Developments in human factors pertaining to safety are reviewed. Various hazards and procedures for averting there hazards are also reviewed. Finally, methods for improving safety, and areas where research is needed, are discussed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 45221-0072, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    R. L. Huston

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  1. Department of Psychology, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA

    Leonard S. Mark

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Joel S. Warm

  3. Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Ronald L. Huston

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Huston, R.L. (1987). An Overview of Safety Engineering In Human Factors. In: Mark, L.S., Warm, J.S., Huston, R.L. (eds) Ergonomics and Human Factors. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4756-2_18

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