Human Factors

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    HSE urges offshore oil and gas firms to focus more on safety risks from human error

    Offshore oil and gas companies are being urged to focus more closely on the potential for human error to cause major accidents, after an inspection of a platform operated by Apache in the North Sea found failings in plans to prevent fires and explosions.

    By Kerry Reals on 23 July 2024

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    Grab their attention

    Health and safety practitioners need to adapt their communication methods to suit the audience, otherwise important messages risk getting lost.

    By Phil Pinnington on 23 May 2022

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    Introduction to Human Factors in Accident Investigation By Dr Robert Bridger

    Book review by Phil Pinnington CMIOSH, Audit and consultancy manager at the British Safety Council

    By on 15 March 2022

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    The soft machine

    Fallibility is part of the human condition, and it’s a beautiful thing. But designing this into safe systems of work is an ongoing challenge for safety professionals and human factors specialists alike.

    By Nigel Heaton on 01 May 2019