HSL is to run a two-day training course on Human Reliability Assessment Using the Human Error Assessment and Reduction Technique (HEART).

The course will be held at the Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire on the following date:

Dates
Tuesday 14 October 2008 - Wednesday 15 October 2008
Tuesday 13 January 2009 - Wednesday 14 January 2009

Setting the Scene
Achieving high reliability is the ultimate aim of safety management. The quantification of equipment failure rates is a well established part of this process but this knowledge represents only a portion of the complete picture. To understand, and therefore minimise, the risk associated with industrial processes it is essential to understand the human reliability component. Identifying likely sources of human error, quantifying the likelihood of error and implementing measures to prevent, detect and recover are of crucial importance in managing safety and achieving high reliability; a number of human reliability assessment techniques are available for this purpose.

In this training programme one of the most accessible techniques, the Human Error Assessment and Reduction Technique (HEART), which has been in use for over 20 years, will be explained. HEART is an easily used form of human reliability assessment which is used in a wide range of industries such as chemical, oil, gas, nuclear, transport, defence and medicine and which gives insight into potential sources of error.

The course will cover:
• Basics of Human Behaviour and Errors;
• The Impact of Human Error;
• Performance Influencing Factors;
• Human Error Identification;
• Generic Task Types;
• Error Producing Conditions;
• Human Performance and Quantified Risk Assessment.

Presenters include:
• Jerry Williams - Jerry has over 35 years' experience of applying human technology to a wide range of industries. He is the originator of the HEART method
• Julie Bell - Julie has over 10 years' experience in the field of human factors. Julie is currently specialising in risk management and is the project leader for research to develop HEART
• Caroline Sugden - Caroline is a Registered Member of the Ergonomics Society with over 10 years' experience in the field of human factors.

The cost of the two-day course is £995 + VAT (to include course notes, lunches, dinner on the Tuesday night and all refreshments).

Who should attend?
This course is for risk analysts, safety case assessors and managers, operations managers, safety advisors and specialists, systems engineers, system and equipment design assessors, regulators, inspectors and human factors advisors.

  To register online please click here

For further information email: training@hsl.gov.uk or contact the Training Unit at HSL directly on 01298 218806.

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