Some questions which may get asked: How will this service add value to project? In short for a relatively insignificant CAPEX investment can create safety and performance improvements over the life of the Operations. High Reliability Organisations (HROs) aim to optimise the design for long term benefits. NASA has a...
Human Factors Integration
‘Human Factors’ is the discipline that applies knowledge of human capabilities and limitations to the design, operation and maintenance of technological systems. It draws from established disciplines such as psychology, ergonomics, physiology and engineering. By applying human factors knowledge about people at work to the functional relationships between people, tasks,...
Change Management and End-User Consultation
End-user consultation is vital during change management when implementing design or process changes in safety critical work environments. Discussions with field crews indicated that design, construction and process changes are frequently implemented without adequate consultation with field crews to confirm understanding and compatibility with other operational requirements. Further, suggestions from...
Human Factors Integration within DMIRS
The Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) are conducting human factors assessments to establish an industry baseline. These assessments aim to obtain an accurate picture of the current state of human factors integration into safety management systems. DMIRS will then use this information to determine what resources and...
Human Performance Strategies
1 HSE/Human Performance Strategies This section describes strategies to improve human performance and HSE in complex, high risk workplaces. It stems from three focus areas commonly used in the human factors literature and NOPSEMA [Ref 2]. These include: Organisation;Job/Work Environment; andIndividual. It is recognised that these are broad focus areas...
User Centred Design
Human-centred design is an approach to interactive systems development that aims to make systems usableand useful by focusing on the users, their needs and requirements, and by applying human factors / ergonomics, and usability knowledge and techniques. This approach enhances effectiveness and efficiency, improves human well-being, user satisfaction, accessibility and...
Ergonomics and Green Star Certification
Green Star is Australia's trusted mark of quality for the design, construction and operation of sustainable buildings, fit-outs and communities. From an ergonomic perspective it ensures the design or selection of work settings, equipment and furniture is shown to address the ergonomic needs of the user specific to that work...
Management of Psychosocial Risks
The management of psychosocial risks is an importance part of personnel wellbeing and human performance. Many companies manage this through an annual schedule of activities yet often fail to get to effectively embed the primary interventions which effectively create a psychologically safe workplace. The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and...
Human Factors in Incident Investigations
A number of regulators within Australia have requirements or provide guidance relating to the effective consideration of human factors within incident investigations. NOPSEMA provides the following guidance regarding human error and approaches to help reduce the likelihood of human error resulting in an incident. https://www.nopsema.gov.au/resources/human-factors/human-error/
AS 7470 – Human Factors Integration in Engineering Design
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) published AS7470 - Human Factors Integration in Engineering Design in 2016 to support the effective consideration of human factors in rail projects. The following excerpt taken from the RISSB website describes the requirements and more information can be found a this link. https://www.rissb.com.au/products/as-7470-human-factors-integration-in-engineering-design-general-requirements/...