--- product_id: 12590283 title: "The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'" price: "€ 123.10" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/12590283-the-field-guide-to-understanding-human-error store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' **Price:** € 123.10 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' - **How much does it cost?** € 123.10 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/12590283-the-field-guide-to-understanding-human-error) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description When faced with a ’human error’ problem, you may be tempted to ask 'Why didn’t these people watch out better?' Or, 'How can I get my people more engaged in safety?' You might think you can solve your safety problems by telling your people to be more careful, by reprimanding the miscreants, by issuing a new rule or procedure and demanding compliance. These are all expressions of 'The Bad Apple Theory' where you believe your system is basically safe if it were not for those few unreliable people in it. Building on its successful predecessors, the third edition of The Field Guide to Understanding ’Human Error’ will help you understand a new way of dealing with a perceived 'human error' problem in your organization. It will help you trace how your organization juggles inherent trade-offs between safety and other pressures and expectations, suggesting that you are not the custodian of an already safe system. It will encourage you to start looking more closely at the performance that others may still call 'human error', allowing you to discover how your people create safety through practice, at all levels of your organization, mostly successfully, under the pressure of resource constraints and multiple conflicting goals. The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand accidents; how to do better investigations; how to understand and improve your safety work. You will be invited to think creatively and differently about the safety issues you and your organization face. In each, you will find possibilities for a new language, for different concepts, and for new leverage points to influence your own thinking and practice, as well as that of your colleagues and organization. If you are faced with a ’human error’ problem, abandon the fallacy of a quick fix. Read this book. Review: Open your mind - This is a must read for anyone that deals in a world of errors. This book has much broader implications then just standard safety. It will also bring to light how we have errors. Review: First book on safety - This was an easy read. Excellent intro to old and new view on safety. I read it as part of a masters program on human factors and systems safety. It touches upon many central topics and the it is easy to follow the language (English is not my first language) . I would recommend this to anyone interested in safety. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #152,658 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Industrial Ergonomics #19 in Industrial Health & Safety #20 in Technology Safety & Health | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 366 Reviews | ## Images ![The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FcsaAAnsL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Open your mind *by D***P on October 1, 2021* This is a must read for anyone that deals in a world of errors. This book has much broader implications then just standard safety. It will also bring to light how we have errors. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ First book on safety *by D***S on January 28, 2017* This was an easy read. Excellent intro to old and new view on safety. I read it as part of a masters program on human factors and systems safety. It touches upon many central topics and the it is easy to follow the language (English is not my first language) . I would recommend this to anyone interested in safety. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ very helpful at understanding the language and intent of accident ... *by S***Z on July 2, 2018* very helpful at understanding the language and intent of accident investigation and offers insight into the cause and effect of action taken in advance of adverse events ## Frequently Bought Together - The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' - Do Safety Differently - The 5 Principles of Human Performance: A contemporary updateof the building blocks of Human Performance for the new view of safety --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/12590283-the-field-guide-to-understanding-human-error](https://www.desertcart.at/products/12590283-the-field-guide-to-understanding-human-error) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-06-05*