Human Factors Regulations in Singapore: A comparison with the UK
In 2017, Singapore introduced the Safety Case Regime under the Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazards Installations) Regulations, marking a pivotal step toward strengthening safety at facilities handling hazardous substances. This approach aligns closely with the UK’s HF Delivery Guide under the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations.
Human Performance Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Regulatory Innovation?
In the pharmaceutical sector, human error isn’t just a “mistake”—it can affect patient safety, production and quality.
Human Factors for Biological Containment Labs
Biological containment labs handle some of the most dangerous pathogens, yet human error remains a critical risk factor in their operations.
On Crafting Effective and Safe Procedures
In safety-critical industries, having a procedure isn’t enough—it needs to be both accurate and user-friendly. A well-crafted procedure can enhance safety, reduce risks, and streamline operations, but only if it’s easy to follow and understand.
Failure Modes and Mechanisms in Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA)
In the realm of safety critical tasks industries, identifying both failure modes and mechanisms is essential for effective risk management and performance improvement. We dive into this crucial topic, exploring how failure modes and failure mechanisms impact human performance.
The Psychology Behind Alarm Response: Insights from Human Factors
Alarm systems are vital to process control, but poorly designed alarms can compromise operator performance. We explore the complexities of alarm management and highlights how human factors can optimise control system design.
Understanding the HSE’s Human Factors Delivery Guide for COMAH Sites: A Quick Overview for Beginners
Want to learn more about the 6 topic areas in the HSE’s HF COMAH Delivery Guide? Here, we give a quick overview of these areas and how they can you help improve Human Factors management.
SCTA Workflow: Where the rubber hits the Human Factors Roadmap
Following her last blog, Lydea shows how the SCTA process can be used as a way to implement the HF Roadmap in practice
Navigating the Human Factors Roadmap: Part 1
In this blog series, Lydea describes the steps of the HF Roadmap and how the SCTA process aligns with the roadmap.
Organisational learning – how mature is your organisation?
Following his last blog on safety culture in healthcare, Steve describes the traits of a healthy reporting culture, its impact on organisational learning and the need to adopt a proactive approach to risk and safety.
