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By the end of this course participants should understand:
- The meaning of human and organisational factors and the scope of the subject
- Common approaches to the management of human and organisational factors and the benefits of applying these in a major accident hazard context
- How human and organisational factors techniques can be integrated with other risk management activities
Course overview:
Module 1: Overview of human and organisational factors
- Introduction to human and organisational factors
- Human and organisational factors in process safety
- Human failure events
- Safety culture
Module 2: Human and organisational factors in risk management
- Human and organisational factors in investigation
- Qualitative human reliability analysis
- Quantitative human reliability analysis
Module 3: Human and organisational factors in work systems
- Procedures and competence management
- Workload and staffing
- Fatigue and shift-work
- Safety critical communications
- Management of human and organisational factors
Module 4: Non-technical skills
- Introduction to non-technical skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Situation awareness
- Decision-making
- Leadership
Module 5: Human and organisational factors in design
- Introduction to human and organisational factors in design
- Managing human and organisational factors in design
Who should take this course?
- Those working within operating companies -- including managers, operators and supervisors (anyone with a responsibility for people, safety and the environment)
- Those receiving university training as a prelude to working within major accident hazard industries (e.g. engineering degrees, business degrees, as well as recent graduates)
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