Posts Tagged ‘human factors engineering’
11 Key Principles in Integrating Human Factors in Organisational Change
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The business environment today is highly volatile, and organisations need to adapt to the latest trends in order to succeed. With rapid advancements in technology, the way organisations do business changes as well. Aggressive competition in in the industry adds continuous pressure for top organisations to change in…
Read MoreIncorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In order to integrate human factors into an effective framework for managing risk in hazardous industries, companies need to address several key questions: How do we build a sustainable operating culture to deliver consistent behaviours within our employees, suppliers and contractors? What is required to demonstrate how human…
Read More3 Tips to Promote Safety in the Workplace
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Human factors play a significant role in major accident causation, with several major oil and gas accidents being attributed to human causes. The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has identified human factors as one of the major factors that has led to disastrous accidents in the oil and gas…
Read MoreRole of Human Factors in the BP Texas City Explosion
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes On March 23, 2005, one of the worst industrial disasters in recent U.S. history occurred at the BP Texas City Refinery. The disaster that took 15 workers lives and injured 180 others, occurred as a result of an explosion and fire during the startup of a process unit. A…
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Read MoreKey Principles in Integrating Human Factors in Risk Assessment
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Human factors play a huge role in Major Hazard Installations (MHIs) and when dealing with health and safety, human factors help optimise human performance and reduce human errors. MHIs ought to take the initiative to manage human errors, through the risk assessment process. The challenge is to develop error…
Read MoreManaging Human Failures for Human Factors Engineering
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Everyone can make errors no matter how well trained and motivated they are. However, in the workplace, the consequences of such human failure can be severe. Analysis of accidents and incidents shows that human failure contributes to almost all accidents and exposures to substances hazardous to health. Many major…
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