This course is designed to provide attendees with the necessary baseline knowledge and skills to be able to start undertaking Safety Critical Task Analysis.
The course also covers what Human Factors is, the relevant legislation and guidance, and the process for undertaking and implementing SCTA.
2 days
£ 925 excl. VAT
CIEHF Accredited Short Course
This Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) Accredited Short Course is designed to provide attendees with the necessary baseline knowledge and skills to be able to start undertaking Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA).
Outline
- What is Human Factors?
- Key Human Factors legislation and guidance – UK oil & gas & chemicals sector
- Human errors and violations
- Introduction to Performance Influencing Factors (PIFs)
- Introduction to human failure identification & assessment
- The SCTA process
- Safety Critical activity screening
- Detailed SCTA and Human Failure Assessment (HFA)
- Successful implementation of SCTA
Who is this for?
Employees of companies who have a regulatory requirement to carry out SCTA. Anyone who may be required to plan, facilitate and/or take part in SCTA, including Health & Safety Managers, Process Safety specialists, training managers, supervisors, plant operators and maintainers.
What prior study is recommended?
Some understanding of health & safety risk assessment and risk management principles is desirable.
At the end of the course you should be able to:
- Define what is meant by Human Factors
- Understand the key legislation and guidance that is relevant to the application of Human Factors within the UK oil & gas sector
- Understand how human failures can contribute to accidents, and be able to identify credible human errors and violations
- Identify PIFs that can make human failures more likely, and understand how systems, tasks and processes can be designed to minimise their effects
- Understand the process to be followed for human failure identification and assessment, and the different approaches that are available
- Understand the detailed steps involved in SCTA
- Demonstrate experience in working through the SCTA process, including initial screening of activities and detailed HFA.
For groups
This course can be customised and delivered at a location that suits you.
Contact our training team to find out how we can support your training needs.
For individuals
This course is included in our public course schedule.