• Home
  • My IEHF
  • Jobs
  • Careers
  • Regional Groups
  • Special Interest Groups
  • Contact us
  • 14 May 2013

Ergonomics & Human Factors

Designing for People

Click here to search for an Accredited Consultancy

  • Learn about ergonomics
    • What is ergonomics?
    • Degree courses
    • Training courses
  • In the news
  • Calendar
  • Latest research
  • Standards
  • Glossary
  • Links

Human factors in the process industries

2 February 2010 by Martin Anderson
Process industries

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 [...]

Filed Under: Process Industries, Slider Tagged With: Chemical industrry, Major hazards, Oil refineries

Where does ergonomics fit in the safety of large organisations?

1 November 2008 by Andrew Healey

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 [...]

Filed Under: Process Industries Tagged With: Major hazards, Safety

Recent posts

  • New healthcare information sheet available
  • Prize for Quintec for Human Factors Integration
  • Last chance for abstract submissions for Early Career Researchers
  • Police vehicles made more conspicuous through ergonomic design
  • Telecare and independence ageing conference announced

What do you want to do?

  • Find an accredited consultancy
  • Find an IEHF member
  • Join the IEHF
  • Accredit a degree course
  • Accredit a training course
  • Accredit a consultancy
  • Advertise a job

About the IEHF

  • News about IEHF and its members
  • What we do and who we are
  • Awards and achievements
  • Official documents
  • Contact us
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
513 March.indd

Features

Green ergonomics and ecological design principles.
Physical challenges of white-water rafting.
Defining and measuring psychological wellbeing.

Return to top of page

Terms of use · Privacy policy · Copyright © 2013 Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors · Admin Login