Fatigue doesn’t always look like poor performance. Sometimes people work harder to hide it. This article explores how human factors, Safety-II and emerging fatigue research can help organisations identify hidden risk before it becomes an incident, absence or resignation.

In an increasingly automated world, understanding how humans interact with complex systems is more vital than ever. This article explores why human factors and psychology must guide design, shifting focus from “human error” to building systems that respect real human capabilities, limits, and wellbeing.