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“Those found responsible have been sacked”: some observations on the usefulness of error.

Cook RI, Nemeth CP. “Those found responsible have been sacked”: some observations on the usefulness of error. Cogn Tech Work. 2010;12(2):87-93. 10.1007/s10111-010-0149-0.

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October 10, 2010
Cook RI, Nemeth CP. Cogn Tech Work. 2010;12(2):87-93.
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Discussions on why humans err are central to safety improvement, but the concept isn’t universally accepted as an approach to determine the foci of how failure occurs. This commentary summarizes challenges to the use of the term “human error” while considering its usefulness in the context of organizational and social discussion of accidents.

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Cook RI, Nemeth CP. “Those found responsible have been sacked”: some observations on the usefulness of error. Cogn Tech Work. 2010;12(2):87-93. 10.1007/s10111-010-0149-0.

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