What is Human Factors?
(a) Human Factors as a term and as a subject has to be clearly defined. But no single definition seems to meet all of the needs.
(b) As a term, it refers to any factor related to humans when a human being is in a working environment.
(c) Human element is treated as a central component of any working system. It is the most flexible, adaptable and valuable part;but it is also prone to various influences giving adverse affect to its performance. To understand this nature and reveal predictable capabilities and limitations of humans and to apply this understanding in real-life working situations, there has been research and investigations on Human Factors and it has evolved as a complete subject of study. The subject has been progressively developed, refined and institutionalized since the end of the last century and today, the subject has been backed by a vast store of knowledge which can be applied to enhance the safety of the complex system as well as increase the efficiency of the workman.
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