Using Human Factors as an Environmental Tool

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Using Human Factors as an Environmental Tool
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Human Factors also know as Ergonomics

• Human factors is a recently evolved science that
  focuses on individuals and how the design of
  things affects them.
• (Miller,2002342)

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What is Human Factors????

• Human factors can help achieve the goals of
  Environmental Management System by
• -avoiding problems of safety and waste reduction
• -reducing the risk and costs of accidents and
  spills
• -decreasing waste by reducing mistakes in
  production and manufacturing
• -improving quality of workspace

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The benefits obtained by using human factors or
ergonomics

• -Enhance effectiveness and efficiency in
  employees activities by improving productivity,
  reducing errors, and improving convenience of use
  of equipment and processes.
• -Enhance human values such as improved safety,
  reduce fatigue and stress and a overall improved
  workspace.
• -Reduce risk to the environment
• -Design of improved products that are safer

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The 11 Key Design Criteria

• 1.)Compatible with Business Goals
• 2.)Appropriate
• 3.)Clear
• 4.)Simple
• 5.)Learnable
• 6.)Discoverable

• 7.)Comfortable
• 8.)Adaptable
• 9.)Natural
• 10.)Invincible
• 11.)Consistent

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Human Factors Analysis
1.Definition of scope and objectives
2a. Analysis of health And safety,
productivity, And/or loss records
2b. Hazard analysis of jobs, Tasks, tools,
equipment, and environment
3.Correlations risks and hazards Identify
priorities
4. Design and planning
5. Implementing and follow-up
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Human error caused

• -90 of car accidents
• -86 of hazardous material spills in 1986
• -80-90 of chemical industry accidents
• -80 of offshore oil accidents over the last
  decade
• -88 of industrial accidents

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Accidents caused by human error.

• -Ocean Ranger, Newfoundland, 1982. Ocean drilling
  platform capsized-vessel lost with all crew
• -Hinton, Alberta 1986, railway collision-23 died,
  71 injured, cost to railway was 35 million was
  identified as human error.

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Harmac Pulp Mill in Nanaimo
Source Google .ca
Questions 1.Why would it be critical to focus on
human factors in this business? 2. What would be
some hazards on the work-site? 3. What could be
done to prevent these hazards from happening?
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Malaspina University-College
Where could human factors or ergonomics analysis
be used on Malaspinas Campus????
Source Google .ca
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Any Questions???????
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Resources
  (2007). Workers are Pawns in Fight Over Tool
Ergonomics ENREngineers News- Records.259.
Sept.27,2007. Academic Search Elite.   Board of
Certification of Professional Ergonomic.
Retrieved Oct.24,2007 From www.bcpe.org   Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society. Retrieved
Oct.24,2007 From http//hfes.org   Johnson T.D.,
(2007). How to stay safe and healthy while at
work. Nations Health. Oct. 24,2007. Academic
Search Elite   International Economics
Association Retrieved Oct. 24,2007 From
www.iea.cc   Miller, L., Adams, E., and
Wardell,R., (2002). Tools for Environmental
Management. A Practical Introduction and Guide.
Dixon Thompson New Society Publishers   www.ace-e
rgocanada.ca