Human Factors
What is human factors?
The area of human factors spans a range of theoretical disciplines and it is argued that it is not a pure science and should not be seen as a discipline in itself. In broad terms it deals with how people operate and interact within an environment and can be from the decision making process through to appropriate placement of safety gauges that provide people with visual cues in a real life context.
What is dynamic risk assessment?
Dynamic Risk Assessment refers to the mental processing and perception of risk that occurs while decision makers actually deal with unfolding tasks.
Dynamic Risk Assessments are performed "on the run" and involve the psychology of how people perform on the ground when faced with challenging and changing situations.
Where can training be applied?
Training will provide operators with the skills necessary to move from documented risk assessments to changing environments and include:
- Time pressured situations
- Handling of complex or ambiguous information
- High risk situations for the operator and others
- Dynamic and rapidly changeable work environments
- In emergency response and management
Our role in human factors
Human Safety Systems specialise in the people and their decision making processes. We provide a focus in the following areas:
- Safety assessment
- Training of both management and employees in getting the best out of personnel
- Accident investigation
- Decision making in complex environments
- Risk perception
- Dynamic risk assessment
- Situation awareness
Our Trainers
Human Safety Systems trainers offer a unique combination of both academic credibility and operational experience in complex environments and can develop a training program to suit your organisations specific needs.