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• Risk Management Handbookp. G-2
  Glossary

  predictable ways. Human factors. A multidisciplinary field devoted to optimizing human performance and reducing human error. It incorporates the methods and principles of the behavioral and social sciences, engineering, and physiology. It may be described as the applied science which…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 14-2
  Chapter 14: Human Factors › What are Human Factors? › Elements of Human Factors

  human factor principles into the maintenance working environment. The spectrum of human factors that can affect aviation maintenance and work performance is broad. They encompass a wide range of challenges that influence people very differently as humans ... limitations. Unfortunately, aviation maintenance tasks that do not take into account the vast amount of human limitations can result in technical error and injuries. Figure 14-5 shows some of the human factors that affect AMTs. Some are more serious…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 14-2
  Chapter 14: Human Factors › Introduction › Definitions of Human Factors

  human factors” has grown increasingly popular as the commercial aviation industry realizes that human error, rather than mechanical failure, underlies most aviation accidents and incidents. Human factors science or technologies are multidisciplinary fields incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering, industrial design ... science of understanding the properties of human capability, the application of this understanding to the design, development, and deployment of systems and services, and the art of ensuring successful application of human factor principles into the maintenance working environment…