The mistake at a Queensland fertility clinic has been blamed on human error.
In most cases, “human error” is just “processes weren’t in place to prevent human error.” We all make mistakes, but not have mechanisms in place to catch these mistakes is the problem.
Oh, no, I agree. I don’t consider ignoring rules “human error” when it is intentional. Management ordering a faulty safety to be disabled then getting someone hurt because the safety was disabled is so much worse than an error. Much worse, when I saw this happen, management then blamed the guy who disabled the safety.
In most cases, “human error” is just “processes weren’t in place to prevent human error.” We all make mistakes, but not have mechanisms in place to catch these mistakes is the problem.
Either that, or the processes weren’t followed. At least, that’s been my experience with regulatory stuff.
Fair, but in that case I don’t think that’s “human error” but instead “negligence”.
Oh, no, I agree. I don’t consider ignoring rules “human error” when it is intentional. Management ordering a faulty safety to be disabled then getting someone hurt because the safety was disabled is so much worse than an error. Much worse, when I saw this happen, management then blamed the guy who disabled the safety.