Human Factors in Engineering
There are many challenges when designing or modifying engineered systems. Human factors is a key discipline for ensuring that systems are safe and optimise user performance. We enable you to have confidence in your design and achieve compliance with standards and user requirements.
Who's it for?
We support projects at all stages of design, including in-service reviews and modifications.
We work with clients across all industries, including the high-hazard industries, manufacturing, transport and defence.
We work with a range of professionals, such as project managers, operators and those from different design and engineering disciplines.
Benefits
We use recognised scientific techniques to drive design decisions. Our experts have a wealth of experience applying human factors standards and legislation across many industries and applications.
Our evidence-based techniques allow you to achieve:
- safer and more efficient design
- fewer design changes and associated costs
- reduced ongoing costs
- end user involvement in the design and acceptance of the new system
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We provide support to ensure that the human factors elements of design are adequately covered. Our team can be engaged to resolve specific technical issues or to undertake the human factors management and technical implementation for an engineering project.
The scope depends on the complexity and criticality of the system(s). It can be as large as developing a whole new system or as small as reviewing a single control panel. Our experience includes designing/ upgrading infrastructure, buildings/ facilities, vehicles, control rooms/ workspaces, control systems, equipment and plant. Some clients have their own human factors team to support engineering projects, but many do not. We can support your human factors team or perform the human factors role on your behalf. Our expert team:- performs screening analyses to determine the scope of the human factors effort
- prepares and manages projects against a Human Factors Integration Plan
- uses documented analysis techniques to understand the end users’ needs and to prioritise tasks and equipment
- combines these with relevant legislation and standards to define the requirements for design
- assists with other project activities, such as safety and Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) analyses, model reviews and work environment hazard reviews
- supports design by considering different options and design trade-offs
- uses calculations and drawings to communicate design concepts
- tests the design with end users and/ or undertakes expert reviews until an optimal solution is identified