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The Blue Mist : A New Insight into Human Factors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laws, Tony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human engineering.
- Aeronautics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (113 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2023.
- Summary:
- The science of human factors is often overlooked, yet it is pivotal in the pursuit of safety. Understanding what makes us tick, our behaviours and how we interact with others, and the ability to visualise potential threats and errors has many advantages. Such as developing better interpersonal and communication skills, which can assist in growing your leadership or team working skills. The ability to see threats and errors can improve safety, reduce costs, and increase productivity.The Blue Mistis a personal guidebook on human factors; through the author's experiences and research, the reader can explore and learn the basic human factor concepts. Extensive research in well-known disasters such as the Ladbrook Grove rail disaster, The Costa Concordia Grounding, and the Irish Coast Guard helicopter accident, together with the author's accounts of incidents and accidents, combine to give an informative and fascinating insight.The field of human factors developed by the aviation industry is becoming recognised as a critical element in many other sectors. Adopted as a safety element in the shipping, rail, and medical sectors, it has increased safety and reduced accidents. This book assists both novice and experienced human factor advocates and is an excellent tool in exploring the human factor concepts and values.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Acknowledgement
- Chapter 1 An Introduction
- Chapter 2 What is Blue Mist?
- Chapter 3 Cognitive Failure
- Chapter 4 Situational Awareness
- Chapter 5 Communication
- Verbal
- Non-verbal
- Chapter 6 Accidents and Incidents
- Chapter 7 Stress
- Chapter 8 Threat and Error Management
- Chapter 9 Leadership and Management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Moral courage
- Integrity
- Role modelling
- Time management
- Management
- Chapter 10 Teamwork
- Chapter 11 Culture
- Chapter 12 A Case Study
- Human Factors
- Organisation and culture
- Teamwork
- Decision making
- Situational Awareness
- Threat and Error Management
- Health and well-being
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13 A Case Study
- The accident
- Culture
- Threat and error management
- Chapter 14 A Case Study
- A summary:
- Team Management
- Chapter 15 A Case Study
- Background
- Mission Background and Timeline
- Additional Data
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Laws, Tony The Blue Mist
- ISBN:
- 9781398465954
- OCLC:
- 1377816035
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