Understanding Risk Tolerance and Building an Effective Safety Culture

Abstract: Estimates range from 65-90 percent of catastrophic mishaps are due to human error. NASA’s human factors-related mishaps causes are estimated at approximately 75 percent. As much as we’d like to error-proof our work environment, even the most automated and complex technical endeavors require human interaction… and are vulnerable to human frailty. Industry and government are focusing not only on human factors integration into hazardous work environments, but also looking for practical approac…