Influence of the human factor on risks in an open-pit mine

Abstract

Today's turbulent business conditions are characterized by rapid technological development of the 'post-industrial' society. New technologies have caused the creation of new risks in complex techno-socio-ecological systems and up to today a lot of work is done in the aim to answer to safety demand of technology and technical equipment. After all this, human factor with its limitations and possibilities is becoming the central topic in research studies about risk and safety. This study presents study about risk of human factor, conducted in the real, high risk industrial system.