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...
Controller Development and Incentive Strategy Risk
A controller development strategy can aim to cross train controllers to be able to work across up to four different control desks. The renumeration structure also rewards controllers for being deemed competent to operate additional desks, however does not appear to recognise controller expertise. This strategy has the potential benefits...
Distractions during critical work
Distraction during safety critical tasks can reduce human performance and results in quality and / or safety impacts to the work. Vulnerability to distractions is especially critical for routine tasks and an individual will be likely utilising ‘fast thinking’ (intuition) decision making, which effectively reduces the cognitive load by chunking...
Skill acquisition, maintenance and decay
Monitoring skill acquisition and decay plays an important part in ensuring competency for safety critical tasks. Many industries have imposed parameters. For example: Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) require a verification of competency if a control room operator has not worked as a control room operator for...
Whats the purpose of a Human Factors Integration Plan?
A Human Factors Integration Plan (HFIP) describes the technical and management framework for Human Factors Integration (HFI) across a project. It assures the Principal that all delivered assets are safe to operate and maintain, and that operations, maintenance and other end-user activities are not compromised during design and construction. The...
Human Reliability Studies
Methodology Rob King, Human Factors Director Coretex Consulting attended a processing facility to conduct a SCTA for the plant start up process using Systematic Human Error Reduction Predictive Approach (SHERPA) methodology. This included: Walking the plant to identify equipment and design factors associated with relevant steps within the startup process.Working...
Internal Human Factors Governance
Coretex Consulting has been supporting the Water Corporation in Perth and throughout Western Australia to develop internal standards and guidelines to ensure effective consideration of Human Factors Integration (HFI) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) within the project lifecycle. Typcally the two documents described below are sufficient to support projects to identify and execute HFE...
Human Factors and Major Hazard Facilities
Coretex Consulting has been supporting several organisations, who operate Major Hazard Facilities (MHF), to more effectively integrate Human Factors into their safety management systems. This helps to ensure alignment with Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) ‘Human Factors self-assessment tool for safety management systems’ checklist, which DMIRS are...
Human Factors Engineering AMPOL Refinery
Coretex Consulting have been providing support to the AMPOL Future Fuels Project which aims to reduce sulphur from 150ppmw to 10ppmw across all fuel grades at Lytton Refinery. The project includes: Greenfield scope, which covers the new Gasoline Treatment Unit (GTU), hot oil infrastructure, coolingtower and associated auxiliaries, to be...
Human and Organsitional Performance HOP
As well as Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Coretex Consulting works with leading Iron Ore companies in Western Australia to support Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) strategies. Our team, which consists of Human Performance specialists, Organisational Psychologists and Organisational Development specialists, is currently delivering projects with Rio Tinto and FMG which...