{"id":8670,"date":"2026-02-09T17:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/?p=8670"},"modified":"2026-02-10T00:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:24:01","slug":"cognitive-biases-and-workplace-safety-understanding-human-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/en\/blog-en\/cognitive-biases-and-workplace-safety-understanding-human-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Biases and Workplace Safety: Understanding Human Error"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8670\" class=\"elementor elementor-8670 elementor-8668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5133e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc5133e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0608be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0608be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that your brain, designed to make decisions in just a few milliseconds, can lead you to underestimate a serious risk on a construction site or a production line?<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A colleague walks through a hazardous area without protection because \u201cit has always held.\u201d<br \/>An operator bypasses a procedure, convinced they have the situation under control.<br \/>A manager downplays a weak signal because no accident has occurred recently.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind these seemingly rational decisions lie cognitive biases, mental shortcuts that influence how we behave in the face of risk. Invisible, universal, and powerful, they play a central role in human errors that lead to workplace accidents.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding these mechanisms is now a key lever for sustainably strengthening safety culture within organizations and preventing accidents by changing behaviors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb5af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb5af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do cognitive biases influence workplace safety?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129ff74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"129ff74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two decision-making modes when facing risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5458f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5458f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our brain operates through two complementary modes.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fast, automatic, emotional mode, often called System 1.<br \/>A slower, analytical, deliberate mode, System 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc42f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc42f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When normal brain functioning becomes a risk factor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ad771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ad771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In real work environments, marked by time pressure, repetitive tasks, noise, or fatigue, the fast system very often takes over. It relies on habits, shortcuts, and past experiences to make quick decisions.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is effective for production.<br \/>It is far riskier for safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a017079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a017079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bounded rationality explains why objectively dangerous situations are perceived as normal, acceptable, or under control. It is not a lack of competence. It is the normal functioning of the human brain within a complex system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b3f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53b3f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The main cognitive biases behind human error in safety<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc8a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dc8a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In accident prevention, certain biases recur frequently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8ddd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b8ddd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Overconfidence and risk trivialization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fbbe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71fbbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overconfidence leads people to believe they control risk better than others, especially in familiar tasks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b80ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b80ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Confirmation bias and blindness to weak signals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9764ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9764ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirmation bias leads individuals to focus only on information that confirms what they already believe, while ignoring warning signals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326379e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326379e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Normalcy bias and repetition of dangerous situations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd239e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd239e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normalcy bias causes degraded situations to be seen as acceptable because they have not yet resulted in an accident.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3b47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e3b47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Hindsight bias and the illusion of obvious accidents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee5526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee5526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After an event, hindsight bias creates the illusion that the accident was obvious, preventing a real analysis of systemic causes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee9ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee9ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These biases explain why most serious accidents occur during familiar, repetitive, and seemingly well-controlled tasks, rather than in exceptional situations.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They lie at the heart of human factors in safety, far more than inattention or deliberate rule-breaking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697e38d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"697e38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When cognitive biases weaken an organization\u2019s safety culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85abb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a85abb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From reactive prevention to a fragile safety culture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dda7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dda7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they are not identified, cognitive biases create a fragile safety culture.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accidents are analyzed after the fact by looking for someone to blame rather than for a failing system.<br \/>Risky behaviors become invisible because they are normalized.<br \/>The same scenarios repeat, despite procedures and reminders.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safety then becomes reactive. Action is taken after the accident.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37fea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e37fea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why analyze behaviors rather than assign blame?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c7d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c7d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By contrast, a mature safety culture focuses upstream on decisions, trade-offs, and cognitive mechanisms that lead to deviations.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shift in perspective is crucial for sustainably preventing workplace accidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf6dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"daf6dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-men-with-tablet-working-logistic-1080x1080.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8700\" alt=\"Industrial technicians wearing safety helmets analyzing data on a computer in a factory setting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-men-with-tablet-working-logistic-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-men-with-tablet-working-logistic-780x780.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-men-with-tablet-working-logistic.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a8911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5a8911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preventing accidents through behavior, without blame<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381d703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381d703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good news. Cognitive biases are neither a fatality nor an individual weakness. They can be identified, discussed, and collectively regulated.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are four simple, directly actionable practices in the field to strengthen vigilance toward human factors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3456d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3456d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Create moments of pause and reflection when facing risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df5ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df5ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a brief cognitive pause before a critical action. Ten seconds to ask what might be overlooked is often enough to reactivate a more thorough risk analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42af455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42af455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Anticipate failures before an accident occurs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2085a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2085a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a pre-mortem before an operation. Collectively imagining what could go wrong helps counter normalcy bias and overconfidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c70a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c70a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Observe real work to understand deviations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c48780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c48780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss real work situations. Observing and analyzing what is actually done, rather than what is prescribed, reveals invisible gaps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7628f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7628f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Share weak signals to strengthen collective vigilance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ad3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ad3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share weak signals and near misses. An increase in reporting is often a positive sign of heightened vigilance and a more mature safety culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2433250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2433250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These practices act directly on behavior, without judgment, and strengthen collective intelligence in the face of risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f1088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f1088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8bef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e8bef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cognitive biases are invisible enemies of workplace safety.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making them visible transforms accident prevention, not into an accumulation of rules, but into a refined understanding of human behavior.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By working on human factors and safety culture, organizations strengthen their ability to anticipate, learn, and improve sustainably.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safety begins in the brain and is built collectively in the field.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2dprevention.com\/en\/workshops\/neuroscience-risk\/\"><strong>See the Neuroscience &amp; Risks workshop<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f4e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3f4e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e073e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e073e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human errors behind accidents are often linked to cognitive biases, not a lack of competence.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human factors play a central role in accident prevention.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repetition and familiarity are high-risk contexts for safety.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective safety culture focuses on real decisions, not only on rules.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acting on behavior enables sustainable accident prevention.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a329c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a329c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65b30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f65b30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Do cognitive biases also affect experienced professionals?<\/strong><br \/>Yes. The greater the experience, the more certain biases such as overconfidence or normalization can take hold.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Can we really act on these biases?<\/strong><br \/>Yes. Research on human factors shows that simple, repeated practices improve vigilance and decision quality.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Why is this topic still discussed so little in organizations?<\/strong><br \/>Because safety has long been approached through rules and procedures rather than through real human functioning.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How can we tell if our safety culture is affected?<\/strong><br \/>When accidents repeat despite corrective actions, or when weak signals are rarely reported, cognitive biases are often at work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b277423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b277423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources :<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cc4c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99cc4c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officiel Pr\u00e9vention. (s.d.).\u00a0<em>Rationalit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e et s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au travail<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiel-prevention.com\/dossier\/formation\/conseils\/rationalite-limitee-et-securite-au-travail\">https:\/\/www.officiel-prevention.com\/dossier\/formation\/conseils\/rationalite-limitee-et-securite-au-travail<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officiel Pr\u00e9vention. (s.d.).\u00a0<em>La pr\u00e9vention des biais cognitifs en s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et sant\u00e9 au travail<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiel-prevention.com\/dossier\/protections-collectives-organisation-ergonomie\/psychologie-du-travail\/la-prevention-des-biais-cognitifs-en-securite-et-sante-au-travail\">https:\/\/www.officiel-prevention.com\/dossier\/protections-collectives-organisation-ergonomie\/psychologie-du-travail\/la-prevention-des-biais-cognitifs-en-securite-et-sante-au-travail<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that your brain, designed to make decisions in just a few milliseconds, can lead you to underestimate a serious risk on a construction site or a production line? 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