Human Factors Foundation Training (Energy Institute)
About the course
This course is designed to give you a comprehensive practical introduction to human factors and a basis from which to begin implementing Human and Organisational Factors within your work. You will learn:
- The meaning of Human and Organisational Factors (HOF) and the scope of the subject.
- Common approaches to the management of HOF, and appreciate the benefits of applying these approaches in a major accident hazard context.
- How HOF techniques can be integrated with other risk management activities.
Who should attend?
Anybody with a responsibility for people, safety and the environment. Particularly, managers, operators, supervisors, recent graduates and those receiving university training as a prelude to working within major accident hazard industries.
Course content
Module 1: Overview of human and organisational factors
- Introduction to human and organisational factors
- Human and organisational factors in process safety
- Human failure events
- Safety culture
Module 2: Human and organisational factors in risk management
- Human and organisational factors in investigation
- Qualitative human reliability analysis
- Quantitative human reliability analysis
Module 3: Human and organisational factors in work systems
- Procedures and competence management
- Workload and staffing
- Fatigue and shiftwork
- Safety critical communications
- Management of human and organisational factors
Module 4: Human and organisational factors in design
- Introduction to HOF in design
- Managing HOF in design
Module 5: Non-technical skills
- Introduction to non-technical skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Situation awareness
- Decision making
- Leadership
What’s included?
- A presentation slide-pack
- A professional development pack, including exercises and further reading
- An Energy Institute Certificate (upon successful completion)
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