Human Factors in structural integrity, how to quantify and manage human performance.

This is a joint event organised by our North Scottish Branch and the Institute for Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Members of both organisations and non-members are very welcome to join us.

Overview:- In this talk our speaker will cover the following;

• Introduction to Human Error and how it typically comes about (considering task and environmental factors with a focus on impairment such as fatigue);
• General description of Human Reliability Assessment (HRA) with generic examples from projects in pre-commissioning, NDT, etc. covering the following steps; Task Analysis; guidewords used; outputs from HRA and their uses
• Lessons learned from project case studies (anonymous) reducing predicted error rates for different types of work.  This will include radiography, ultrasonic testing, plus other projects outside of the NDT field. 
• Practical control measures that could be used in the future to reduce error rates

Speakers:- Richard Scaife (Director, The Keil Centre Ltd)

Speaker Biography:- Richard is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist and Director of The Keil Centre Ltd.

Richard has more than 30 years' experience gained in defence, aviation and in the process industries. His experience covers all aspects of human factors, particularly human safety analysis (including human error) and the design and evaluation of equipment to meet user requirements.

Richard holds a BSc and MSc in Applied Psychology and is a former winner of the British Psychological Society Practitioner of the Year award for the development of the Human Factors Analysis Tools (HFAT^®) for incident investigators.

Since joining The Keil Centre in 2002, Richard’s research has focused on behavioural safety, safety culture, and psychological safety.

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.