This paper proposes a human factors model of workplace accident causation. Particular attention is given to merging traditional human factors considerations with those related to self-protective behavior. The model focuses on human error, and three categories of diagnostic factors are proposed for analyzing the determinants of error. The diagnostic factors include: person-machine communication, environment, and decision-making. These factors are then linked to three general types of interventions: those involving system modification, organizational modification, and self-protection.

This paper proposes a human factors model of workplace accident causation, focusing on human error and identifying diagnostic factors for interventions in system modification, organizational modification, and self-protection.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUMAN FACTORS SOCIETY32nd ANNUAL MEETING-1988 HUMAN FACTORS MODEL OF WORKPLACE ACCIDENT CAUSATION

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