Category: HSE and Process Management

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Active human errors: “What did I do that for?”

Ian Hamilton
Posted on by Ian Hamilton
In my final blog on Blunder Blocks, I’m talking about active human errors.  How many times a day do you just do the wrong thing, and you can’t really explain why? People can be very skilled and innovative, but this proficiency relies on abilities to learn knowledge and skills that have a finite capacity to ... Read more.

Underlying organisational issues: “How was I supposed to know?”

Ian Hamilton
Posted on by Ian Hamilton
In this fourth blog expanding on the Blunder Blocks concept, I will be examining underlying organisational issues, one of our categories of organisational deficiencies that can have an effect on human factors.  Have a go at the Blunder Blocks interactive tool and you might even win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3G, the latest Android tablet ... Read more.

Performance influences: “I’ve just been so busy lately…”

Ian Hamilton
Posted on by Ian Hamilton
In my last blog I introduced the concept of Blunder Blocks, our online interactive tool that helps explain how deficiencies in your organisational integrity can affect the HSE’s human factors topics, and ultimately the sustainability of your operation.  If you haven’t already, have a go yourself – you can even get a chance to win ... Read more.

Blunder Blocks: Learn about human factors with our interactive application

Ian Hamilton
Posted on by Ian Hamilton
At this year’s Offshore Europe I’ll be presenting on human factors in the oil and gas industry, in a way you might not have seen before.   Adapting Reason’s Swiss Cheese model, we’ve used the analogy of a popular “toppling tower” block game.  Each block represents a barrier to a safety incident, and removing a ... Read more.

Lloyd’s Register at SPE Offshore Europe 2011

Tim Walsh
Posted on by Tim Walsh
With over 30,000 attendees from 94 countries, the name can be misleading; SPE Offshore Europe is a top global Oil and Gas event, and I am excited to be going along myself in just two weeks time. Drawing on our international experience with clients across the energy supply chain, we’ll be holding a number of ... Read more.
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