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    This document discusses human factors that can contribute to occupational health and safety issues. It identifies individual factors like low skill, tiredness, boredom, and medical problems that can cause slips, lapses, and mistakes. Job factors such as poorly designed equipment, interruptions, unclear instructions, poorly maintained tools, high workload, and unpleasant conditions are also noted. Organizational and management factors including poor planning, lack of safety systems, inadequate incident response, one-way communication, undefined responsibilities, poor health and safety management, and a weak safety culture can negatively impact occupational health and safety.

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    This document discusses human factors that can contribute to occupational health and safety issues. It identifies individual factors like low skill, tiredness, boredom, and medical problems that can cause slips, lapses, and mistakes. Job factors such as poorly designed equipment, interruptions, unclear instructions, poorly maintained tools, high workload, and unpleasant conditions are also noted. Organizational and management factors including poor planning, lack of safety systems, inadequate incident response, one-way communication, undefined responsibilities, poor health and safety management, and a weak safety culture can negatively impact occupational health and safety.

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    Mod 4 INDIVIDUAL FACTORS

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    Tijjani Musa
    This document discusses human factors that can contribute to occupational health and safety issues. It identifies individual factors like low skill, tiredness, boredom, and medical problems that can cause slips, lapses, and mistakes. Job factors such as poorly designed equipment, interruptions, unclear instructions, poorly maintained tools, high workload, and unpleasant conditions are also noted. Organizational and management factors including poor planning, lack of safety systems, inadequate incident response, one-way communication, undefined responsibilities, poor health and safety management, and a weak safety culture can negatively impact occupational health and safety.

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    HUMAN FACTORS IN OCCUPATIONAL

    HEALTH & SAFETY


    INDIVIDUAL FACTORS
    Low skill and competence factors

    Tired staff

    • Bored or disheartened staff

    • Individual medical problems


    SLIPS
    SLIPS - Failures in carrying out the actions of a task
    - (actions not as planned)

    LAPSES - Losing place in a task or forgetting what


    - Intended to do.

    MISTAKES - Do the wrong thing thinking it’s correct


    JOB FACTORS

    • Illogical design of equipment and instruments

    • Constant disturbances and interruptions

    • Missing or unclear instructions

    • Poorly maintained equipment

    • High work load

    •Noisy and unpleasant working conditions


    ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT FACTORS

    • Poor work planning leading to high work pressure

    • Lack of safety systems and barriers

    • Inadequate responses to previous incidents

    • Management based on one way communication

    • Deficient co-ordination and responsibilities

    • Poor management of Health & Safety

    • Poor Health & Safety Culture


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