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Safety critical task analysis (SCTA) practice: Marginal gains and the Goldilocks zone

Safety critical task analysis (SCTA) practice: Marginal gains and the Goldilocks zone

We do a lot of Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA) at HRA. The company is steeped in its history as...
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  • Intermediate, Publication, SCTA
VIRTUAL BOOTH AT HFES 2020

Virtual booth at HFES 2020

Human Reliability Associates (HRA) was founded in 1983 making it the longest established Human Factors consultancy in the UK. We...
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  • Event, Process Industries

Petroleum review: Keeping safe

People are an essential part of any safety critical industry. Safety depends on the performance of operational tasks, as well...
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  • Process Industries, Publication, SCTA, TRAINING

Safety assurance of autonomous intravenous medication management systems

The move towards increasingly automated and ultimately autonomous IV medication management systems might hold promise in reducing the IV medication...
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  • Healthcare, Research

HRA Coronavirus (COVID-19) capability statement

It can be challenging meeting regulatory expectations, achieving action deadlines, project schedules and annual objectives during these unprecedented times. As...
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  • COVID, HUMAN FACTORS
FATIGUE MANAGEMENT DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

Fatigue management during the Coronavirus outbreak

Fatigue management at Major Accident Hazard (MAH) sites has become a hot topic during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to illness...
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  • COVID, Fatigue

Remote human factors walkthroughs

An important part of conducting Human Factors Critical Task Reviews (HFCTR) is the walkthrough and talkthrough of the task at...
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  • COVID, Intermediate, Pragmatics, SCTA

Coronavirus and remote human factors workshops

Coronavirus has had far reaching implications for business and personal life. UK Citizens are being urged to stay at home,...
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  • COVID, Intermediate, Pragmatics, SCTA

Management Models for Proactive Human Factors

Proactive Human Factors attends to vulnerabilities before incidents happen to reduce risks and improve protections for staff, processes and assets....
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  • Intermediate, MANAGEMENT, SCTA

Chocolate Pancakes: From hierarchical task analysis to optimising human performance

With it being pancake day in the UK (everyone makes pancakes on Shrove Tuesday), I thought I would write about...
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  • Beginner, SCTA, SHERPA Software, Task Analysis, TRAINING

Human Factors: A better depth of explanation

I really like this interview by Feynman where he is asked about the feeling of attraction and repulsion between two...
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  • Beginner, HUMAN FACTORS, Incident Investigation

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HSE Human Factors Delivery Guide for COMAH sites 2023: What’s new?

The HSE released a new Human Factors Delivery Guide for COMAH sites in December 2023. However, there was no briefing...
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  • HUMAN FACTORS, MANAGEMENT, Process Industries

Revisiting the Swimlane Method: A Healthcare Case Study to Improve Patient Safety

Lydea’s latest blog explores how Swimlane could be applied in the healthcare industry. By mapping out the sequence of events,...
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  • Beginner, Healthcare, HUMAN FACTORS, Incident Investigation, SHERPA Software
Tackling Procedural Non-Compliance in the Workplace

Tackling Procedural Non-Compliance in the Workplace: Insights and Solutions

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are essential, but why do operators deviate from them? Our Managing Director, David Embrey, explores how...
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  • Beginner, HUMAN FACTORS, Procedures, Process Industries, SCTA, SHERPA Software, Task Analysis

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