Introduction to Human Factors in Process Safety Training Course

Course Content

Introduction to Human Factors in safety critical applications

1. A general overview of human factors
2. The importance of human factors and its relevance to safety critical industries
3. Overview of what influences human performance
4. The key standards and legislation

Risk Management by Reducing Human Error

1. Overview of human error and the different types of errors
2. Sources of human error
3. The typical causes of human error
4. Methods to mitigate human factors risk
5. An overview of HEART – Human Error Assessment and Reduction Technique
6. Consideration of human factors in LOPA (layer of protection analysis)

Human Factors in Design

1. How human factors influence design
2. Writing procedures with people in mind
   

Who should attend

Anybody with a responsibility for people, safety and their working environment. Particularly, managers, operators, supervisors who are interested in reducing the risk associated with human error.

Pre qualification

• This workshop assumes no-prior knowledge of human factors.

After this course you will be able to

• Describe how human factors influence safety
• Explain the key causes of human error
• Describe ways to reduce the likelihood of human error
• Apply tools and techniques to manage human factors risk
• Write better operating procedures
• Integrate human factors with other risk management activities

What you will get

• The course material in printed format
• A certificate of attendance for each delegate that attends the full course (8 hours of CPD).

Meet the Facilitator

Lucy Glasgow

Lucy Glasgow is an expert on human behaviour and human error. She brings insights from a career spent in air traffic control to helping people to understand the causes of human error within other safety critical industries.

Course Options

• Classroom - The Course is delivered in 1 day.
• Live Online - The Course is delivered as 2 x 4 hour sessions (usually mornings) over 2 days.

Course Enquiries

If you have any further questions, please contact us and if you wish to proceed, check the course diary to reserve a place.