http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/ Not blaming the user since 2007! Fri, 11 May 2012 12:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 Stirring the pot… with a saw | the Human Factors Blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:48:14 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/#comment-2550 [...] of hazards. Design out (hard to do with a table saw), guard, then warn. It was for this reason I posted on the SawStop a while ago. Reading about the SawStop is one of my hobbies. I’m fascinated that what appears to be such a [...] [...] of hazards. Design out (hard to do with a table saw), guard, then warn. It was for this reason I posted on the SawStop a while ago. Reading about the SawStop is one of my hobbies. I’m fascinated that what appears to be such a [...]

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Jon Plummer Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:31:48 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/#comment-1127 Commenters complaining that enhancing safety will teach people to ignore danger are missing the point. The makers of SawStop have designed a safety feature that replaces an all-too-common tragedy with a minor injury, a loud bang, and a ruined saw. What's not to love? That the SawStop system is not yet widespread is no reason to impugn it, nor is it sensible to complain that such a system may teach people to be complacent about other dangers. As Human Factors professionals it is our job to help people be more successful in their daily lives, which includes helping them be safer. Just because we cannot immediately banish all significant hazards does not mean we should abandon work on mitigating one. Commenters complaining that enhancing safety will teach people to ignore danger are missing the point. The makers of SawStop have designed a safety feature that replaces an all-too-common tragedy with a minor injury, a loud bang, and a ruined saw. What’s not to love? That the SawStop system is not yet widespread is no reason to impugn it, nor is it sensible to complain that such a system may teach people to be complacent about other dangers. As Human Factors professionals it is our job to help people be more successful in their daily lives, which includes helping them be safer. Just because we cannot immediately banish all significant hazards does not mean we should abandon work on mitigating one.

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 ed Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:05:46 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/#comment-1067 Mark Twain once said that we should be careful to get from an experience only what was in it. A cat may sit on a hot stove once and learn. However, it is likely to never again sit on a cold stove either. Mark Twain once said that we should be careful to get from an experience only what was in it. A cat may sit on a hot stove once and learn. However, it is likely to never again sit on a cold stove either.

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Neil Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:49:44 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/#comment-1028 I agree with Richard here. Beyond the complacency, though, is the problem of the technology not being used on all devices of that type. If a child, for instance, learned that they could touch a stove surface and not get burned, because of a technology used, they would likely end up eventually finding a stove without that technology and injuring themselves. I agree with Richard here. Beyond the complacency, though, is the problem of the technology not being used on all devices of that type. If a child, for instance, learned that they could touch a stove surface and not get burned, because of a technology used, they would likely end up eventually finding a stove without that technology and injuring themselves.

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Richard Pak Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:31:08 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2007/12/07/design-out-guard-then-warn/#comment-13 Sounds obvious, but this may cause people to become complacent about safety... Sounds obvious, but this may cause people to become complacent about safety…

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