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- Lack of Communication: lack of clear, direct statements and good, active listening skills.
- Complacency: self-satisfaction accompanied by a loss of awareness of the dangers.
- Lack of Knowledge: lack of experience or training for the task at hand.
- Distraction: loss of focus, mental/emotional confusion or disturbance, draw one’s attention away.
- Lack of Teamwork: lack of working together to achieve a common goal.
- Fatigue: weariness from labor or exertion, nervous exhaustion, temporary loss of power and ability to respond.
- Lack of Resources: failure to use or acquire the appropriate tools, equipment, information, and procedures for the task.
- Pressure: creating a sense of urgency or haste.
- Lack of Assertiveness: lack of positive communication of one’s ideas, wants, or needs.
- Stress: mental, emotional, or physical tension, strain, or distress.
- Lack of Awareness: failure to be alert or vigilant in observing.
- Norms: informal work practices or unwritten rules that are accepted by the group.
