Human Factors and Procedure Analysis

This course provides knowledge necessary to develop and implement a practical and comprehensive program for reducing risk related to human factors in process safety. The course will include methods for analyzing human factors and, in particular, errors in design or operation. Methods and software to systematically analyze human error and human reliability will be re-viewed. The intent is to overlay an existing PSM system with a program that emphasizes human factors considerations. This course is intended to develop your knowledge on the principles of human error, human reliability, and human factors in design. Also included is advice to practice methods such as human factors surveys, HAZOP of procedures, and Task Analysis techniques.