Article | REF: SE12 V3

Safety and risk management

Author: Jean-Pierre DAL PONT

Publication date: December 10, 2016

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6. Human factors – Occupational health – Organizational aspects

People are at the heart of the production system. He is exposed to risks, whether voluntarily through his work, or involuntarily as a neighbor or consumer. It is the role of the HSE (health, safety and environment) function to protect him as a person and his living environment. But human beings are also a source of risk when they commit errors, malpractice or... malicious acts.

Human reliability, which can be defined as the probability that a task will be performed successfully over time, is an essential concept that is the subject of numerous studies [1].

Knowledge of human factors is based on human sciences ranging from psychology to organizational science.

The field of ergonomics has been the subject of numerous studies in France [SE 3 940]...

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