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Human Factors Guide

A free introductory guide to Human Factors for health care workers.

This document provides a comprehensive overview of human factors; supports health care workers to identify the human factors issues in their workplace; supports the identification of the human factors contributors to incidents; and provides examples of human factors interventions that have been used in health care settings.

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A guide to human factors in healthcare 2021
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