Smart technology – such as proximity alert systems, smartphones and automation – is supposed to make us safer. So why do humans react to them by taking more risks? Does this mean efforts to make workplaces safer are in vain? In this session, we’ll discuss two studies that show the impact of technology: How we take more risks because of it, and how it can make things worse through risk homeostasis. Smart technology also introduces a serious degree of confusion for human operators regarding their assessment of risks. Learn how these limitations can be overcome by the application of important and sound cognitive psychological principles.