Human factors: Past, present & future

The earliest origins of human factors can be traced back to 1487, when Leonardo DiVinci began his research in the area of anthropometrics - 'the scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body'. In studying the flight...

Aviation Mental Health: Magnitude unknown

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) 25% of the world's population develop one or more mental or behavioural disorders in their lifetime while mental disorders are expected to increase from 12% to15% by 2020 . Additionally, 800,000 people commit...

Practical error management for any workplace

What is human error? 'The human element is the most flexible, adaptable and valuable part of the … system, but it is also the most vulnerable to influences which can adversely affect its performance'. (ICAO circular 216-AN/131, 1989) Error is...

A focus on fatal risk management

A critical aspect of any organisations Safety Management System (SMS) is the identification, assessment and mitigation of Fatal Risks. Wherever there is a potential for a given workforce or members of the public to be harmed in the course of...

Client Focused Training Programs

Global Safety Trainers can work with clients to ensure that any of our training programs are tailored to ensure a specific focus that is right for you. You may want us to include relevant industry case studies, address a knowledge...
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