Human factors methods for improving performance in the process industries

• Corporate Author: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
• Other Authors: Crowl, Daniel A., Attwood, Dennis A.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [New York] : Hoboken, N.J. : CCPS, Center for Chemical Process Safety ; Wiley-Interscience, ©2007.
• Subjects: Chemical plants > Safety measures.; Chemical processes > Safety measures.; Human-machine systems.; Industrial productivity.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781601198860; 1601198868; 1280741627; 9781280741623; 9786610741625; 661074162X; 0470118849; 9780470118849; 0470118830; 9780470118832; 0470117540; 9780470117545
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages) : illustrations

This book provides guidance for managers and plant engineering staff on specific, practical techniques and tools for addressing forty different human factors issues impacting process safety. Human factors incidents can result in injury and death, damage to the environment, fines, and business losses...

Table of Contents:

• 5050 The case for human factors
• Performance measurement and improvements
• Process equipment design
• Process control systems
• Control center design
• Remote operations
• Facilities and workstation design
• Human/computer interface
• Safe havens
• Labeling
• Training
• Communications
• Documentation design and use
• Environmental factors
• Workloads and staffing levels
• Shiftwork issues
• Manual materials handling
• Safety culture
• Behavior based safety
• Project planning, design, and execution
• Procedures
• Maintenance
• Safe work practices and permit-to-work systems
• Management of change
• Qualitative hazard analysis
• Quantitative risk assessment
• Safety systems
• Competence management
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Incident investigation
• Appendix : human factors checklist.