Course description
This human factors course examines the key human factors principles to address at the design stage, looking at how to integrate human factors within engineering programmes, how to develop effective procedures, human machine interfaces, and process plant and control room design.
The design of control rooms, plant and equipment can have a major impact on human performance. The earlier that human factors are considered in the design process the better, reducing the risk of human error and accidents.
This is module four of our Human Factors in the Chemical and Process Industries training programme, which provides practical insight into the key human factors issues facing the industries. You can attend as a one-off course, or alongside our other human factors modules to get a comprehensive overview of the subject.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The course content is at an awareness level and is ideally suited to:
- engineering project managers or HSE managers who are responsible for the integration of human factors in design
- specific disciplines, eg process engineers, controls and instrumentation engineers, piping engineers, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Learning outcomes
- Understand how to integrate human factors in design
- Understand how to develop effective and safe procedures
- Understand human machine interface design
- Understand how to integrate human factors into plant and control room design.
Training Course Content
Course outline
Integrating human factors in design
- Key human factors issues to address within design
- Key HFE activities at different life cycle phases
- HFE roles, responsibilities and competencies
- Risk screening for HFE
- Setting up a corporate standard for HFE in capital projects
Developing effective procedures
- Introduction: to err is human
- Procedures and risk – when things to wrong
- Creating safety – when procedures are safety critical
- Procedures as part of risk management
- How to develop good procedures
- How to write usable procedures
- Putting procedures to work and managing change
- Developing usable procedures
Human machine interface
- Human Machine Interface design
- Displays and controls
- Principle of compatibility
- Control panel design
- Software interfaces and alarm handling
- Case study review of a major accident
Plant and control room design
- Plant design: work area design and access; design for maintenance; materials handling; environmental ergonomics.
- Building and control room design: building arrangement; control rooms; workstations/consoles; environmental ergonomics.
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Expenses
Please visit the IChemE website for up-to-date course prices.
Discounts are available to companies booking more than one place. Bookings must be made at the same time to receive the discount.
2 places – 10% discount
3 places –15% discount
4 or more places – 20% discount
This course is available for in-company delivery, either on-site or online. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements. Contact IChemE to request a quotation.
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Institution of Chemical Engineers
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