Human Factors and Ergonomics in Practice

Every now and again I read a book that makes a difference in my life – This is one of those books.Before reading Human Factors and Ergonomics in Practice I had a bit of a sense about what human factors was. I have read all of Dekker, Hollnagel, Reason and many others who all talk about HF and have been exposed to investigation methods that ascribe to the ideas of HF. I even talk about it a little bit in my book, but I never really got it.Steven Shorrock and Claire Williams, along with a band of merry practitioners clearly describe what HF/E is, what HF/E is not and provide a plethora of domain-specific examples and practitioner-centric thought that all comes together to help set the ideas of HF/E in the mind of the reader.In creating Human Factors and Ergonomics in Practice Shorrock and Williams have given us an accessible balance between text and narrative that will be a benchmark for a long time to come. Thank you. Ian Long