Scandpower - Human factors and work environment

Human factors and work environment

Optimising the human element.

Ensuring that your work environment is safe, and the interface between human and asset is as intuitive as possible, is one of the most effective ways to safely maximise your productivity and avoid costly downtime.

The former entity Human Engineering Ltd is now a part of LR Scandpower Ltd and thereby a member of the Scandpower Group.

Your assets are of no use without the people operating them. Ensuring that your work environment is safe, and the interface between human and asset is as intuitive as possible, is one of the most effective ways to safely maximise your productivity and avoid costly downtime.

Our experience working in environmental analysis, accident investigation and human factors engineering makes Scandpower your first stop to a safer, more efficient workforce and a more profitable enterprise.

What is 'Human Factors'?

The term human factors is used for the application of human physiology and psychology to the design of products and systems. The formal consideration of human factors in a system or interface design will improve safety, health, usability and performance.

As human factors specialists (psychologists and ergonomists) we understand people their physical attributes and their behaviour. We use this understanding of humans to support the design of equipment and systems to improve safety, health and performance.

Our work includes providing human factors advice and assurance services to our clients in a wide range of sectors including energy, marine, rail and air transport, highways, health services, and defence.

Our technical capabilities include physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics (usability), and organisational psychology. Our support is relevant throughout the entire lifecycle of products and assets. Our expertise will help to ensure the feasibility of operations, the usability of equipment and the reliability of performance. In this way we can make a vital contribution to the performance and safety of your enterprise.

HFI (Human factors integration)

Human Factors Integration is the current best practice method for the application of human factors to the systems engineering process.

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Work environment

Experience shows that a high level of safety and working environment reduces cost and increases efficiency and competitiveness. Scandpower has extensive experience in performing working environment analyses and assistance both in design and operation both offshore and onshore.

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HRA / Human factors

Human Factors Engineering within Scandpower focus on analysing aspects related to humans, technology and organisations, and how they interact and affect each other. The applied methodologies are suitable for analysing organisations as a whole as well as for different parts of the system.

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Risk assessment

Human Engineering provides specialist health and safety advice relating to ergonomics related risks in the workplace. Our primary aims are to enhance the safety of the task, improve efficiency, and to increase productivity. Workplace assessments are essential to identify and control health and safety risks within the workplace: as well as to achieve compliance with ergonomics standards and the health and safety regulations.

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Cognitive ergonomics

Cognitive ergonomics is concerned with the nature and limitations of human mental capabilities and the way these affect our ability to function effectively with technology. Human Engineering is experience in cognitive task analysis and the assessment and prediction of many aspects of performance.

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Access consultancy

Under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), from October 2004, any service provider must make reasonable adjustments to their premises, or the way in which their service is provided, to ensure they are not unreasonably difficult for disabled people to use. Understanding end user requirements is at the heart of human factors, so that systems, products and buildings may be designed to accommodate a wide range of user characteristics, such as stature, strength, and cognitive ability.

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Sociotechnical systems

Any complex enterprise relies on its people to perform skilled tasks, often using sophisticated technology and working in accordance with defined processes and procedures. The interdependent and interacting elements of people, processes and technology make up what is known as a sociotechnical system.

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