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--- articles:human_factors [2023/02/04 12:38] – [What are Human Factors?] rrandall
+++ articles:human_factors [2023/03/09 08:46] (current) – [Are nonconformities resulting from Human Factors "Common Cause" or "Special (Assignable) Cause" Variations?] rrandall
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 ^ Action  ^  "Risk Mitigation" or "Risk Elimination"  ^
-| Fuse box lock-out procedures so that power cannot be turned on before an electrical repair is complete and all personnel are out of harm's way.  |  Risk Mitigation (because workers can fail to follow a procedure)  |
+| Fuse box lock-out procedures so that power cannot be turned on before an electrical repair is complete and all personnel are out of harm's way.  |  Risk Mitigation (making it difficult for workers to unknowingly re-introduce electrical power)  |
 | Guide pins to guarantee proper alignment.  |  Error Proofing  |
-| Color-coding of components that otherwise look similar.  |  Risk Mitigation (because workers can still make mistakes.  |
+| Color-coding of components that otherwise look similar.  |  Risk Mitigation (because workers can more quickly & easily differentiate by color rather than reading text).  |
-| Bins of parts that are electronically connected to the bill of materials through a bar code scanner, so that only the proper bin door opens for a given product.  |  Error Proofing  |
+| Bins of parts that are electronically connected to the bill of materials through a barcode scanner, so that only the proper bin door opens for a given product.  |  Error Proofing  |
 One of the most common failed attempts at error proofing we see appears in documents, e-mails & text messages. Of course, I'm speaking of the auto-spell correction. These have resulted in some hilarious memes. These are much better described as "risk mitigation" controls.