IE 441LEC - Human Factors in Safety

Overall view of the professional field, particularly emphasizing the role of the human, and human factors, in safe working systems. Provides information relevant to understanding basic concepts associated with systems safety, such as the legislative environment, management culture, and sources of workplace hazards; understanding the need to consider the human when designing safe, complex systems; and analyzing a work system to predict its hazards and select possible interventions.

Credits: 3

Grading
Graded (GRD)

Typically Offered:
Spring

Requisites:
Pre-Requisite: IE 323 or MGB 610 (for students in the combined BS/MBA progam). Industrial Engineering Majors Only.