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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...
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  • Culture, Healthcare, Human Error, Pharma

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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  • HOP, Human Error, Pharma, Procedures, TRAINING
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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  • Beginner, Pragmatics, Procedures, TRAINING
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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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  • Communication, Human Error, 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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  • HTA, SCTA, TRAINING

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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  • Beginner, Human Error, HUMAN FACTORS

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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  • Pragmatics, Publication, SCTA
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 Error, Process Industries
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 Error, Process Industries, TRAINING

Human Reliability resolutions for the New Year

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, MANAGEMENT, Seasonal
Festive failures

Festive failures

Holidays are coming, Holidays are coming… … not long now! But before we relax too much, there’s chance to have...
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  • Human Error, Seasonal

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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  • Pragmatics, 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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  • Pragmatics, Process Industries, Publication, 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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  • Process Industries, SCTA, TRAINING
Human factors in process design: new course

Human factors in Process Design 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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  • HF4 Design, Process Industries, TRAINING
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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  • Intermediate, Publication, 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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  • Event, Process Industries

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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  • Process Industries, Publication, SCTA, TRAINING

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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  • Healthcare, Research

HRA Coronavirus (COVID-19) capability statement

It can be challenging meeting regulatory expectations, achieving action deadlines, project schedules and annual objectives during these unprecedented times. As...
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  • COVID, HUMAN FACTORS
FATIGUE MANAGEMENT DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

Fatigue management during the Coronavirus outbreak

Fatigue management at Major Accident Hazard (MAH) sites has become a hot topic during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to illness...
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  • COVID, Fatigue

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Human Factors for Biological Containment Labs

Biological containment labs handle some of the most dangerous pathogens, yet human error remains a critical risk factor in their...
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  • Beginner, Human Error, HUMAN FACTORS, Pharma, SCTA

On Crafting Effective and Safe Procedures 

In safety-critical industries, having a procedure isn’t enough—it needs to be both accurate and user-friendly. A well-crafted procedure can enhance...
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  • Competency, HUMAN FACTORS, Intermediate, Pharma, Power Generation, Procedures, Process Industries, SCTA, SHERPA Software, TRAINING
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Failure Modes and Mechanisms in Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA) 

In the realm of safety critical tasks industries, identifying both failure modes and mechanisms is essential for effective risk management...
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  • Beginner, HUMAN FACTORS, Mining, Pharma, Power Generation, Process Industries, SCTA

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