An Introduction to Human Factors

Overview

This course will introduce the importance of human factors for the chemical and process industries via a case-study incident, helping you to better understand the key human factors topic areas that are relevant to major accidents.

The training is delivered in partnership with the Keil Centre, a recognised centre of excellence in human factors.

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Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will understand:

• what human factors are
• what the key topic areas are
• managing human and organisational factors
• managing human failure
• strengthening organisational performance
• human factors in design.

Who will benefit

Health, safety and environment managers and advisors, operations managers, safety engineers, chemical/process engineers.

What do you get?

• Access to the on-demand course for six months (single user)
•  Pre-recorded and interactive content including recommended further learning
•  End-of-course assessment
• Automated end-of-course certificate, subject to successful completion of the assessment 

Course outline

• Unit 1 – Introduction and learning outcomes
• Unit 2 – The importance of human factors
• Unit 3 – Key topics and case study review
• Unit 4 – Understanding human failure
• Unit 5 – Case study review
• Unit 6 – Structured analyses of human failures

Delivery

This on-demand course is delivered via IChemE’s Virtual Learning Zone (registration required). You will be able to access the training course via your web browser and complete the course at your own pace. You will have access to the course for six months.

Discounts for multiple purchases

If you are responsible for developing a team and want to purchase our on-demand courses for multiple users, you can benefit from discounted prices. Please contact sales@icheme.org  for a quotation.

Train your team

This course can be delivered to in-house teams, either on-site or online. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements, and this could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. Request a quotation