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A System Safety Revolution: Drawing Parallels Between Formula 1 and Human Factors

In the heart-pounding world of Formula 1, the phrase "life on the limit" once carried a chilling connotation. Formula 1's...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, PROCESS, RISK
Workplace safety technology for zero accidents concept. Workplace safety technology in production process with safety culture and training, safety technology, protections, health care, regulations.

Safety culture?  What’s the point? 

"Safety culture" is something that many will have heard of.  But what is safety culture?  Is it important for actual safety outcomes...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, MANAGEMENT
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Unlocking success: From errors in documentation to Human Performance innovation

If you have more document errors than you want, read our blog to find out how you can unlock success,...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, MANAGEMENT, PROCESS, RISK
Best practice for writing an SOP

Best practices for writing SOPs (Part 1)

In any organisation, SOPs play an integral role in optimising operational efficiency and minimising human error. Here are our recommendations...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, PROCESS, RISK
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Communication, Technology and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)

There was a big refereeing error in the match between Tottenham and Liverpool and Liverpool at the weekend (1st October)....
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, PROCESS, SCTA
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Top 5 takeaways from doing HTAs

Having participated as a facilitator in our in-house Human Factors Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA) course, as well as taking...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, TRAINING
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Human Error: Errordinary to the Extraordinary!

The same psychological mechanisms that underly errors in our ordinary, everyday life are also at play in the most extraordinary...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, SCTA
What makes human factors critical task reviews (HFCTR) flourish or stall

What makes human factors critical task reviews (HFCTR) flourish or stall?

The Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations, governing UK process plants, requires the use of Human Reliability Analysis techniques...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS
Non-destructive testing (NDT) and ultrasonic testing (UT)

Beyond human error: Non-destructive testing (NDT) and ultrasonic testing (UT)

UT thickness scanning is a technique which is used extensively in the Oil and Gas (O&G) Industry to examine the...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS
The need for human factors awareness training in the oil and gas industry

The need for human factors awareness training in the oil and gas industry

I recently transitioned from my role as an Inspection Engineer in the Oil and Gas (O&G) Industry, after completing an...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS
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Human Reliability resolutions for 2022

But before panic sets in... the book promises to tackle the feeling of not having enough time, to argue against...
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  • HUMAN RELIABILITY
Festive failures

Festive failures

Holidays are coming, Holidays are coming… … not long now! But before we relax too much, there’s chance to have a fun...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS
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Human factors safety critical task analysis (SCTA): Work-as-imagined, work-as-done, work-as-x

An important element to any real world human reliability assessment is to be aware of different perspectives of work, their...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, SCTA
Safety critical task analysis (SCTA): Reflective practice

Safety critical task analysis (SCTA): Reflective practice

There are different ways of organising Human Factors Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA). This is important for organisations to get...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, RISK, SCTA
The safety critical task analysis (SCTA) facilitator course

The safety critical task analysis (SCTA) facilitator course

This is the course for people who wish to facilitate Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA) projects and sessions. Whether you’re...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, SCTA, TRAINING
Human factors in process design: new course

Human factors in process design: new course

We recently developed and delivered a new course to raise awareness of Human Factors in Process Design, i.e. Topic 2...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, PROCESS
Safety critical task analysis (SCTA) practice: Marginal gains and the Goldilocks zone

Safety critical task analysis (SCTA) practice: Marginal gains and the Goldilocks zone

We do a lot of Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA) at HRA. The company is steeped in its history as...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, RISK, SCTA
VIRTUAL BOOTH AT HFES 2020

Virtual booth at HFES 2020

Human Reliability Associates (HRA) was founded in 1983 making it the longest established Human Factors consultancy in the UK. We...
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  • HUMAN RELIABILITY
PRIZE DRAW: OVER $10K WORTH OF TRAINING & SOFTWARE!

Prize draw: Over $10k worth of training & software!

We specialise in proactive Human Factors Critical Task Reviews (HFCTR) which have been used to manage human factors issues in...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY
PETROLEUM REVIEW_ KEEPING SAFE

Petroleum review: Keeping safe

People are an essential part of any safety critical industry. Safety depends on the performance of operational tasks, as well...
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  • RISK
SAFETY ASSURANCE OF AUTONOMOUS INTRAVENOUS MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Safety assurance of autonomous intravenous medication management systems

The move towards increasingly automated and ultimately autonomous IV medication management systems might hold promise in reducing the IV medication...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, PROCESS, RISK

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Our latest blogs...

Lorenzo crash (main)

A System Safety Revolution: Drawing Parallels Between Formula 1 and Human Factors

In the heart-pounding world of Formula 1, the phrase "life on the limit" once carried a chilling connotation. Formula 1's...
Read more
  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, PROCESS, RISK
Workplace safety technology for zero accidents concept. Workplace safety technology in production process with safety culture and training, safety technology, protections, health care, regulations.

Safety culture?  What’s the point? 

"Safety culture" is something that many will have heard of.  But what is safety culture?  Is it important for actual safety outcomes...
Read more
  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, MANAGEMENT
In the Manufacturing Facility Team of Scientist Wearing Sterile Protective Coverall Set's up / Programs Modern Industrial 3D Printer, High Precision Manufacture of Semiconductors under Process.

Unlocking success: From errors in documentation to Human Performance innovation

If you have more document errors than you want, read our blog to find out how you can unlock success,...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, HUMAN RELIABILITY, MANAGEMENT, PROCESS, RISK

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