A Fundamental Study on Human Factors using Incident Investigation

Abstract

Questionnaire surveys of near-miss accidents to students of about 300, who newly entered into the Institutes within two years, were carried out and causes of potential accidents were obtained. The questionnaire was focused on human factors, equipments or facilities and working procedures. Incident frequencies of types, features of incidents were firstly analyzed, and then psychological state of students suffering near-miss accidents was discussed based on these data. Characteristics of behavioral patterns of unskilled or young workers and features of a mind-and-body function were found out.