‘Human factors — an introduction’ is a new CPD course, which explains what human error is, what can cause it, and what are its implications. It takes place on 22-23 January, 2-3 April, and 17-18 September at The Grange, Leicester.
This course will benefit health and safety professionals, designers, engineers, and managers who want to improve plant and process performance, and reduce business loss and lost-time due to injuries. It looks at four areas in detail: people — why they make errors; plant — man-machine integration; processes and procedures — resources, systems and risk management; and performance — factors that can affect it, including human capability, fatigue, workload, working hours, and shift work.
By attending you’ll have a deeper understanding of human factors in an organisation and be made aware of practical methods to reduce the impact of them. You’ll be armed with tools, techniques and checklists, which will give you a firm foundation from which you can develop your own human factors strategy.
Tim Southam CMIOSH, a fellow of the Ergonomics Society, and chair of the IOSH Offshore Group, will be running the course. Tim has professional experience of working with the Defence Research Agency, where he focused on behavioural safety and culture change, and has lectured for Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. IOSH members get a discounted rate for the course of £390 plus VAT; for non-members the fee will be £440 plus VAT.
To find out more, or to book your place, please contact the Professional Development team on 0116 257 3197, or email [email protected]
