Journal of Ergonomics

Introduction: One of the most important issues in industries is accident. Various factors affect these events, one of which is individual features. This study aimed at investigating the role of human resource personality on human reliability in accident outbreaks using DISC behavioral approach modal in automotive industry.

Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical research. The relationship of person vulnerability with human personality with fallibility was investigated. In order to determine human personality disk standard model was used and to estimate the degree of human fallibility heart techniques were used. Then, the relationships of natural personality, human reconcilable dimensions, human reliability and fallibility were found. Also, the relationship of accident repetition with personality and human fallibility was determined. This research was conducted among 98 personnel of one of the biggest production units during 2013 to 2015.

Results: The results indicated that there was a high correlation in human personality and fallibility dimension with accidents outbreak. There was a significant relationship between persons with influential personality, inherent stability, adapted stability, adapted dutiful, and accident outbreak repetition.

Conclusions:  According to the results, the personality of individuals with high sensitivity in their job and less adaptation to changes made in work environment, has a higher possibility of accidents outbreaks. Perhaps, this issue is created because of the inconsistency between the management system that is ruling the industry of developing countries and personality features of those people.