Human factors and human reliability workshop

Date: 31 January 2012, 13:00 - 16:00

Venue Details

Summergrove Hall, Hensingham, Whitehaven. CA28 8XZ

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Description

Overview

North Cumbria District is happy to announce this event.

The term ‘human error’ almost invariably arises when considering high consequence incidents and accidents.

This interactive workshop draws on latest guidance from the Health and Safety Executive along with the presenter's experience in working to improve human reliability and reduce human error.

The negative perspective that is often associated with ‘human error’ is challenged and we are asked to think of them as every-day occurrences that we need to accept happen, and manage accordingly.

The workshop will asks us to start thinking about why we behave in the way we do, and therefore why we make the mistakes that we do.

Only when we start thinking along these lines can we start to improve reliability and reduce the consequences associated with human errors.

What's in it for me

People working in high risk processes and industries will receive an insight into what is expected of you when asked to consider ‘human factors’ within your processes, practices, procedures, safety cases.

In addition, anyone interested in human factors, human error and human performance particularly in industrial settings, will gain some knowledge on how to start the process of improving performance and reducing the
consequence of errors.

Who should attend?

• facility managers/ Operations managers particularly within high risk process industries
• safety assessors interested in what human factors mean
• local safety representatives interested in what this means to them and their colleagues
• health and safety practitioners, advisors, managers

Speakers

Richard Simcock, Msc(Eng) Human Factors Practitioner, Ergonomic Systems Limited, Registered Member of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF).

What you need to know

Places are limited so please reply by email to the District Chairman Brian Spedding or by phone on 01946 788651 to reserve a place.