Experiences in incorporating human factors into the control centre design process

Engineer/constructor firms responsible for large process plant engineering, including the human-plant interface, have an emerging need for in-house human factors engineering (HFE) expertise. Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation has met his need through the creation of an HFE group. The group was founded as a small, informal, multidisciplinary organization. In an experimental manner, the group was provided the freedom to define its HFE markets within the firm and the process and power industry. Organizational design and management factors related to the functions and effectiveness of the group are discussed.

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Integration through Education: Teaching Human Factors in the Workforce

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193120504902313 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 49 (23) ◽

pp. 2060-2064

Author(s):

Nelda Melissa ◽

Lisa Chavez ◽

John Winters

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Design Process ◽

Risk Mitigation ◽

Systems Integration ◽

Military Government ◽

Education Programs ◽

Training And Education ◽

Web Based ◽

Human Systems Integration ◽

Human Systems

Panelists from military, government, and industry areas were asked to discuss efforts to educate their respective workforces on Human Factors (HF) or Human Systems Integration (HSI). The efforts varied in terms of breadth (general to specific) and implementation (classroom or web-based). Still, some commonalities existed across training and education programs, including a focus on embedding HSI and human factors into the acquisition and design process and in presenting human factors as a risk mitigation method.

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Thanatology and Human Factors

Critical Issues Impacting Science, Technology, Society (STS), and Our Future - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7949-6.ch011 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 251-280

Author(s):

Alexis R. Neigel ◽

Gabriella M. Hancock

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Human Factors ◽

End Of Life ◽

Design Process ◽

21St Century ◽

Life Domain ◽

Life And Death ◽

Military Robots ◽

Pain And Suffering

The chapter discusses the ergonomic and human factors issues surrounding life and death in terms of 21st century design. In this chapter, the authors describe how current limitations in technologies that are specifically designed to be lethal afford greater pain and suffering than necessary. As human factors is a science dedicated to improving the quality of life, it is necessary to critically examine the end-of-life domain, which is an area of research that has been largely neglected by ergonomic practitioners. By providing an overview of the current research in several area including euthanasia, remotely executed lethal operations, and fully autonomous military robots, the authors demonstrate the need to consider morality and ethics in the design process.

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