Summary: This two-year modular course covers human factors in process safety, health and safety generally, with links to other aspects of business performance. Provider: IChemE & The Keil Centre Location: UK Duration: 2 years Knowledge/experience needed: None Website: www.icheme.org/humanfactors Email: rcragg@icheme.org Background and introduction There is an increasing emphasis on the importance of managing ‘human [...]
Display screen equipment risk assessment
1 October 2012 by
Summary: A 2 day course on how to complete DSE risk assessments and identify the hazards associated with the workplace. Provider: Human Applications Location: UK Duration: 2 days Knowledge/experience needed: None Website: www.humanapps.co.uk Email: enquiries@humanapps.co.uk Who should attend and why? DSE risk assessments are a line management responsibility. Risk assessors may be line managers themselves [...]
Ergonomics for Osteopaths
1 October 2012 by
Summary: A 6 hour course for osteopaths, physiotherapists and chiropractors, to gain an understanding of ergonomics, particularly workstation assessments and manual handling. Provider: Gayda Arnold Location: British School of Osteopathy, 275 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JE. Duration: 6 hours Knowledge/experience needed: None Website: www.bso.ac.uk Email: g.arnold@bso.ac.uk Who should attend and why? Osteopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors [...]
PG Cert in Applied Ergonomics (Distance Learning)
28 September 2012 by
Summary: This 1 year course will provide you with a broad overview of the discipline of ergonomics and practical guidance for applying ergonomics techniques. Provider: University of Nottingham Duration: 1 year Knowledge/experience needed: A first degree or its equivalent from a recognised institution Website: www.virart.nott.ac.uk Email: ioe-distance@nottingham.ac.uk Who should attend? This course has been designed [...]
IDEF
20 July 2012 by
Summary IDEFIntegration Definition (Integration Definition) is a family of languages, suited to modelling data exchanges as part of systems or software engineering. Example Applies when You want a graphical representation of the activities and data transfers involved in a system, including input, output and associated control. Ideal for large distributed systems, where understanding the [...]
FishBone
20 July 2012 by
Summary Fishbone, Herringbone or Ishikawa diagrams were originally applied in the context of quality management and provide the means to conduct a cause and effect analysis. The technique identifies the contributory factors for a specified event, structured along the lines of categorical labels (for example factors relating to people, equipment, the supply chain and the [...]
BowTie
20 July 2012 by
Summary A bow-tie diagram is a representation of the initiating events that lead to a top level event, in addition to the consequences of that event. The top level event would relate to an undesirable outcome. The diagram may also indicate the barriers that are in place to reduce the likelihood of the top level [...]
Lost in translation
14 July 2012 by
The Welsh translation on this well-publicised sign in Swansea reads: “I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated”. This was an automated reply to the request for the translation, but was taken as the words that were needed.
Peeking dog
14 July 2012 by
The must-have pet accessory for nosey dogs everywhere. Visit www.petpeek.info. Yes, there really is a website dedicated to this product!
Mind the gap
13 July 2012 by
An intriguing juxtaposition of door, balcony and railway line. Let’s hope there’s permanent signalling problems upstream somewhere.
