Human Factors in the Chemical and Process Industries

Janette is a Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist. She won the William F Floyd Award in 1999, and has been a director of the Keil Centre since 2009. Janette has a wide range of experience within industries including oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical processing and plastics, nuclear, manufacturing, the emergency services, defense, rail, telecoms, and medical products. She has been a human factors manager for several engineering / design projects and has considerable experience of human factors applied to operational assets, incident investigation and expert testimony.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Human Factors within the Chemical and Process Industries 1.1 What is Human Factors? 1.2 What Part Does Human Factors Play Within Chemical and Process Industries? 1.3 Review of Common Vulnerabilities and Contributions to Past Incidents 1.4 Current Regulatory and Government Focus on Human Factors 1.5 Management Frameworks for Human Factors

Chapter 2 Managing Human Failure 2.1 Human Factors in Risk Management 2.2 Reducing Human Failure 2.3 Human Factors in Incident Investigation

Chapter 3 Human Factors within Design and Engineering 3.1 Overview of Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering 3.2 Human Factors Integration within Design / Engineering Programmes 3.3 Building and Control Room Design 3.4 Work Area, Workstation and Console Design 3.5 Control System Interface Design 3.6 Plant and Equipment Design 3.7 Human Factors in Materials Handling 3.8 Environmental Ergonomics 3.9 Human Factors in the Design of Procedures

Chapter 4 Understanding and Improving Organisational Performance 4.1 Safety Culture and Behaviour 4.2 Managing Organisational Change 4.3 Staffing the Operation 4.4 Safety Critical Communication 4.5 Managing Fatigue 4.6 Managing Performance under Pressure