TORRE, IVAN LYNDON P.

AMT 1-H

Dirty Dozen

1. Lack of Knowledge - Performing a action without the adequate knowledge of the

task. This is when you don’t have the proper and enough information about a given
task
2. Lack of Assertiveness - Knowing that a person is performing a hazardous action and
not taking the appropriate steps to prevent it.
3. Lack of Resources - Performing a task without the proper tools. The absence of
materials and tools that are needed in a maintenance or operation.
4. Lack of Awareness - The absence of situational awareness, or the inability to know
what is going on around the individual. Being not able to cope up to your
surroundings.
5. Lack of Communication - The absence or failure of the effective transfer of messages
from one party to another.
6. Lack of Teamwork - The absence of workers cooperation in a given task. When your
co workers are not contributing on a work. It can also be a lack of communication.
7. Complacency - “Taking it for granted”. Feeling of high satisfaction to your work
without considering some instances.
8. Fatigue - The reduced state of physical and mental function, caused by sleep
deprivation, high workload, low stimulation or physical and mental discomfort,
resulting in the impairment of the execution of a task.
9. Pressure - Being hurried under a limited time. Having a lack time to finish a work.
10. Stress - The overload of cognitive function due to internal or external factors which
results in cognitive load shedding. This is also over thinking.
11. Norms - Unwritten rules formed within the workplace, determining acceptable and
unacceptable actions. Learning’s from surrounding, influence or culture.
12. Distraction - External factors which draw the attention away from a dedicated task
especially one that is dynamic.