Making human factors and ergonomics work in health and social care: chapter 3 (CIEHF, 9 February 2023)

Summary

This download is the third of three chapters of a book which complements the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors' Healthcare Learning Pathway and is intended as a practical resource for students

The book aims to provide well-founded, practical guidance to those responsible for leading and implementing human factors programmes and interventions in health and social care.

Content

Designing tasks for human performance

Chapter 3 objectives and learning outcomes:

1. To describe the human contribution to task performance.
2. To analyse systematically the impact of human performance on key vulnerabilities in the task.
3. To reflect critically on the impact of work system and environmental factors on human performance.
4. To assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of interventions aimed at improving human performance.