Designing for People
Energy continues to dominate the headlines, both in the UK and abroad, with constantly changing opinions on how to meet the ever-increasing demand for energy, and to ensure we “keep the lights on”. What remains constant, however, is the need for effective safety and risk management throughout all areas of the energy sector. Sourcing sustainable [...]
The process industries include a variety of complex workplaces from refineries, power stations and water treatment works to manufacturing plants and mines and quarries. In particular, the oil, gas and chemicals industries include a wide range of sectors and work activities, including oil refineries, chemical processing plants, and offshore installations. These industries come under the [...]
Designing work systems to reduce risks to safety is a major challenge for large organisations involved in high-risk or high-consequence operations, such as aviation, the military, the utilities and healthcare. The root of safety failures, such as BP’s Texas oil refinery explosion, or the cumulative sum of the UK’s NHS adverse events from infection, medication [...]
