Page 1 of 73 Health and Safety Executive Reducing error and influencing behaviour This is a free-to-download, web-friendly version of HSG48 (Second edition, published 1999). This version has been adapted for online use from HSE’s current printed version. You can buy the book at www.hsebooks.co.uk and most good bookshops. ISBN 978 0 7176 2452 2 Price £11.50 This publication is aimed at managers in all industries. It explains why human factors are important in health and safety and how they need to be assessed and managed in the same way as other risk factors. It gives practical advice on how to develop systems designed to take account of human capabilities and fallibilities. HSE Books