Human Factors
This course you with an overview of human factors concepts, knowledge and practical applications,
with a focus on the current and future role of human factors in the operational environment of the
aviation industry.
Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Understand factors that contribute to human error and non-compliance with rules and procedures
- Apply human factor principles and concepts to manage errors and violations on an individual, organisational and systemic level
Subjects covered
- Human Factors: Past and Present
- Origin of aviation psychology and human factors (HF)
- Military accident rates: World War I
- The birth of HF: World War II
- Post-war civil and military aerospace developments in HF
- The role of HF in contemporary aviation
- Human Factors and Systems Safety: Fundamental Concepts
- The Reason model
- The SHEL model
- Practical applications to safety management
- Error tolerant systems
- Human Factors and Risk Management
- Fundamental concepts of risk management
- Hazard identification
- Methods of risk management
- Risk matrices
- Introduction to Bow Tie Analysis
- Understanding and Managing Human Error
- Principles of human error
- Errors versus violations
- Do errors ’cause’ accidents?
- Error-producing conditions
- Human Performance: Capabilities and Limitations
- Basic characteristics of human information processing
- Perception
- Decision-making
- Human Factors Across the Industry
- Application of HF knowledge to aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul organisations
- Integrating HF and safety management in the airline industry
- Managing HF in the aircraft manufacturing industry
- HF in air safety investigation
- The role of the HF specialist
- Specialist HF assistance
- Human Factors in Flight Crew Licensing and Crew Resource Management (CRM)
- Considerations and overcoming HF issues
- Human Factors and Safety Management Systems (SMS)
- HF considerations in each element of an SMS
- Safety and Culture
- Case studies
Total participants: 10
Prerequisites: At least 1 year experience in aviation related field.
Candidates must achieve 70% for the assessment to be awarded with a certificate
Course Length: TBC
Course Venues: UK & Africa
Course Dates: TBA