Because human errors are the primary cause of the majority of offshore accidents, many companies have initiated safety programs to reduce these errors. However, these efforts are being primarily concentrated in the areas of training, procedures, and in a few cases, attempts to modify employee behavior to ingrain a safe working attitude. There is nothing wrong with these approaches, but there is much more to the 'human element' than just these three areas. There are at least eight elements of human behavior that must be considered when attempting to reduce human errors on offshore structures, and all are covered within Human Factors Engineering (HFE). HFE is a specialized profession that works with known human physical, social, and psychological capabilities and limitations to create a working environment which maximizes the human's contribution to safety in the work place. Although a few offshore companies have begun to use HFE on a regular basis to design, manage, and operate their offshore facilities, in general the offshore industry continues to ignore the contributions HFE can make to a safer work environment. Further, the reasons typically given by offshore companies for not using HFE have been proven to be not valid by those companies who have used HFE to date.
Human factors engineering (HFE): what it is and how it can be used to reduce human errors in the offshore industry
1999
8 Seiten, 9 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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