Course description
This human factors course provides key pointers for strengthening organisational safety through effective management of training and competence, staffing and workload, supervision and safety, and fatigue-related risk.
This is module three 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.
Upcoming start dates
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.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the consequences of fatigue on human performance and how to mange it effectively
- Understand how to manage staffing and workload effectively
- Understand how to develop and assess competence effectively, and its impact on safety
- Understand what makes effective supervision and its role in performance and safety management.
Training Course Content
Course outline
Managing fatigue
- The consequences of fatigue for human performance
- Managing fatigue using a Fatigue Risk Management Plan
- Fatigue-related performance indicators
- Investigating fatigue-related incidents
Staffing and workload
- Staffing, workload and process safety
- Methods for workload measurement and prediction
- HSE staffing assessment method
Training and competence
- Impact of competence on safety
- Competence management systems
- Developing and assessing competence
- Competence assurance
Effective supervision and safety leadership
- The role of effective supervision in performance management and improvement
- Supervision models – understanding when flexibility is needed and how to achieve it
- Supervision and culture – exploring the links between supervisory behaviour and team and organisational culture
Reviews
Average rating 5
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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This course has opened my eyes to the untapped potential to be more proactive, incorporating human factors not just in our production facilities but at every level and every par...