Course description
This course introduces the key human factors concepts within risk management and examines how to manage organisational change, safety culture and safety-critical communications.
This is module one 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?
- HSE managers and advisors
- Operations managers
- Safety engineers
- Chemical/process engineers
- In-house human factors advisors eg COMAH operators' 'intelligent customers'
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the course, delegates will
- Understand the key human factors concepts in risk management and why they are important for health and safety
- Understand how to manage organisational change
- Understand how to manage safety culture and behaviours
- Understand how to manage safety-critical communications
Training Course Content
Human factors in risk management
- What is human factors?
- Why is it important for health and safety?
- Managing and measuring the company's performance in relation to human factors
Managing safety-critical communications
- What is effective communication?
- A model of communication failures
- Approaches to making communication robust
- How to assess shift handover communications arrangements
- Assessment and improvement
- Control of work case study
Managing safety culture and behaviours
- What is safety culture?
- Models of safety culture
- Considerations for measuring culture
- Developing a safety culture
Managing organisational change
- What is organisational change?
- Effects on safety
- Some examples from serious incidents
- Typical problems encountered
- Interventions
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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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