Accident Investigation and the Role of Human Factors
Overview
Human Factors – the safety critical reality
Much pressure is being put on industry by the HSE to reduce
human error and ensure that organisations go beyond just labelling
“Human Error” and placing it in a box – but actually understand the
organisational drivers that can manage and control human error more
effectively.
Tim Southam retired from the RAF having flown Fast-jets to Human
Factors research at Farnborough. He is a registered Ergonomist and
Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF), a
Chartered Safety and Health Professional registered the OSHCR. He
has wide experience as a consultant with many years in public and
private sector industries. He started as an electronics
engineer in aircraft avionics, designing and testing Head-up,
Head-down and navigation equipments for military and civil
aircraft.
His love for flying took him into the RAF as a pilot flying fast
jet aircraft such as Jaguar and Tornado. He retired as a
Squadron Leader to Human Factors research at Farnborough involved
in projects including human workload, Spatial Awareness and
cognitive processes. He was project manager for a joint US/UK
project developing helmet mounted display systems for helicopters
and fast jets. His experience is wide ranging including work with
the nuclear reprocessing, offshore oil and gas, retail, London
Underground, Chemical manufacturing, Cement production and
aviation. Tim brings with him expertise in all areas of Human
Factors Analysis, including:
- Human Performance and Human Reliability studies
- Safety Critical task Analysis
- Workload and Manning Levels
- Safety Management Systems
- Ergonomics
- Safety Culture
- Organisational Change
What's in it for me?
Tim will be covering the following during his
presentation/workshop.
- Short Review of human factors so we are all
on the same page
- Increasing awareness of the warning signs
that are frequently ignored
- Task Analysis – A foundation for safety.
- How Individual activity is influenced by
organisational processes and values
- Use the task analysis as the basis for
reviewing the human aspects of the system
- Look at accident investigation
weaknesses
Who should attend?
All members and interested non-members are very welcome to
attend.
Speakers
Tim southam Progress Through People
What you need to know
If you require any further information about this or any other
Branch meeting, please contact Ian Soden, Branch Secretary.