Human Beings are inherently poor multi-taskers. We are also poor monitors. We are better monitors than multi-taskers. Automation can reduce the multi-tasking making the operation safer, but we need to train people to be better monitors so the automation can do whats its intended to do,make things safer; not complicate the situation. Complacency is similar to fatigue. You don't know you're introuble/tired until its often too late.
If humans are involved, mistakes will happen. Computers are programmed by humans.
As automation becomes more commonplace; we must always ask ourselves, is the automation doing what its supposed to do? We must always crosscheck the automation. Keep that scan going!
Edited on the advice of the next poster. Good catch, thats exactly right!?!:"+)
Last edited by Willit Run; 16th January 2011 at 22:26.
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