The safety and performance of industrial processes and systems is dependent on the accurate and reliable execution of the human activities involved. High hazard industries and their Regulators acknowledge the importance of understanding the impact of human failures. However, it is important to recognise that the human can impact positively as well as negatively on the safety and efficiency of processes and systems.
Human Factors principles can therefore be applied, proactively, to improve performance and increase safety by optimising the design of systems and equipment, working environments and jobs to enhance human reliability. Equally Human Factors principles can be used to reduce unreliability by avoiding those circumstances known to predispose human error potential.
ARC offers a comprehensive range of Human Factors Services focused on both enhancing human reliability and reducing unreliability. ARC staff have experience working with some of the world's most prestigious organisations in the following areas:
· Accident / Incident Investigation / Analysis
· Change Management
· Critical Task Identification & Analysis
· Ergonomics Design
· Human Error Identification, Analysis & Reduction
· Organisational Design
· Procedure Review & Development
· Safety Culture Assessment / Improvement
· Safety Management Systems Evaluation / Design
· Training and Competence Requirements
· Work organisation, team & job design (including workload assessment)
· Workplace Risk Management (Manual Handling, DSE, etc.).
ARC staff have completed Human Factors projects in numerous industry sectors, including:
· Nuclear / Defence
· Oil & Gas
· Transportation Other |
