Syllabus
MODULE 9 |
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HUMAN FACTORS |
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B1 |
B2 |
9.1 General The need to take human factors into account; Incidents attributable to human factors/human error; `Murphy's' law. |
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9.2 Human Performance and Limitations Vision; Hearing; Information processing; Attention and perception; Memory; Claustrophobia and physical access. |
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2 |
9.3 Social Psychology Responsibility: individual and group; Motivation and de-motivation; Peer pressure; `Culture' issues; Team working; Management, supervision and leadership. |
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1 |
9.4 Factors Affecting Performance Fitness/health; Stress: domestic and work related; Time pressure and deadlines; Workload: overload and underload; Sleep and fatigue, shiftwork; Alcohol, medication, drug abuse. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9.5 Physical Environment Noise and fumes; Illumination; Climate and temperature; Motion and vibration; Working environment. |
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9.6 Tasks Physical work; Repetitive tasks; Visual inspection; Complex systems. |
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9.7 Communication Within and between teams; Work logging and recording; Keeping up to date, currency; Dissemination of information. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9.8 Human Error Error models and theories; Types of error in maintenance tasks; Implications of errors (i.e accidents) Avoiding and managing errors. |
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2 |
2 |
9.9 Hazards in the Workplace Recognising and avoiding hazards; Dealing with emergencies. |
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