This course is intended as an introduction to Human Reliability Analysis. If seeking to meet the HSE's requirements under COMAH please contact us to discuss in more detail.
We have several options for providing training:
We can tailor this course to meet your specific requirements, including completing one or more Human Reliability Analyses for submission to the HSE.
A full hardcopy set of the slides and handouts will be given to all delegates who attend the course
Examples of HRA pro-formas and documentation are supplied for use by candidates in their own analyses.
This course is aimed at those who wish to lead Human Factors assessments of safety critical tasks using qualitative Human Reliability Analysis typically as a requirement of the COMAH regulations (Control of Major Accident Hazards), as well as assessment secretaries, team members, and managers who procure, manage or deal with the output of Human Reliability Analyses.
The course will introduce you to Human Reliability Analysis, used to pro-actively assess safety critical tasks and other business critical tasks to identify realistic potential human errors and so to take steps to reduce the probability of their occurrence. It will place Human Reliability Analysis in the context of the wider subject of Human Factors, and discuss the expectations of the Competent Authority (eg, the HSE).
Candidates will be taken through a Human Reliability Analysis methodology, starting with capturing and decomposing a task to understand its content and context using hierarchical task analysis, through to identifying potential human errors and relevant actions to reduce human error.
The course will include practical activities to embed and provide experiential learning. Ideally we like to use a genuine onsite task to provide experiential learning and direct application of the tools and techniques.
Assessment templates are provided for you to take away and use within your own organisation.
At the end of the course you will be able to lead or undertake simpler Human Reliability Analyses, and to participate in more complex safety critical Human Reliability Analyses either under supervision or as a team member under the guidance of a Human Factors specialist.
Our trainer has trained hundreds of chemical sector personnel in the UK, probably more than any other individual, as well as having undertaken many HRAs for clients that have met the requirements for the relevant Competent Authority.
Our course has been designed with input from Chartered Members of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors. Where we undertake a genuine onsite HRA a report is provided suitably peer reviewed in accordance with best practice.
