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Introduction
This Human Failures & Safety Critical Task Analysis training course equips professionals with the essential knowledge and practical skills to identify, analyse, and mitigate human errors in safety-critical environments. Human failure continues to be a leading contributor to major accidents and operational losses in high-risk industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, aviation, and utilities. Through this training course, participants will explore various types of human failures, delve into the Human Factors Analysis Classification System (HFACS), and master the processes of task analysis and risk assessment.
By attending this training course, participants will be able to evaluate task-criticality, apply analytical techniques, and design controls to minimise human error. The training course also emphasizes regulatory expectations and industry best practices to support compliance and performance improvements. Each module is designed to ensure practical application in workplace scenarios, with a focus on elevating safety standards, reducing operational risks, and embedding a culture of accountability and awareness.
This GLOMACS Human Failures & Safety Critical Task Analysis training course will highlight:
- Comprehensive understanding of human error types and contributing factors
- Systematic approach to safety critical task analysis
- Development of control measures to prevent task failures
- Application of Human Factors principles across operations
- Enhanced compliance with international safety regulations
Objectives
At the end of this Human Failures & Safety Critical Task Analysis training course, you will learn to:
- Understand the causes and classifications of human failures
- Apply structured methods to analyse safety-critical tasks
- Develop effective barriers to control human error
- Evaluate risk in human-centred tasks using established models
- Design task improvement strategies to enhance operational safety
Training Methodology
This training course adopts a highly practical and interactive approach, incorporating guided learning, expert instruction, and real-world applications. Emphasis will be placed on applying human factors principles, task analysis techniques, and error mitigation frameworks in real-time operational contexts. Participants will engage in collaborative discussions and scenario-based explorations to ensure the immediate relevance and applicability of concepts learned.
Organisational Impact
Organisations will benefit from improved risk control, safer operations, and greater workforce reliability through:
- Reduced incidents due to proactive human failure management
- Improved safety performance across critical operations
- Enhanced workforce competency in risk-based thinking
- Greater alignment with regulatory safety standards
- Strengthened safety culture and leadership accountability
- Cost savings through mitigation of preventable errors
Personal Impact
Participants will gain industry-relevant skills and knowledge to identify and reduce human error within their roles through:
- In-depth understanding of human failure mechanisms
- Ability to perform structured safety critical task analysis
- Enhanced risk assessment and mitigation skills
- Greater awareness of human factors in operational safety
- Improved decision-making in high-risk scenarios
- Capability to influence safety culture and compliance
Who should Attend?
This GLOMACS Human Failures & Safety Critical Task Analysis training course is ideal for professionals involved in operations, safety, and compliance roles, including:
- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Managers
- Operations and Production Supervisors
- Process Safety Engineers
- Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
- Quality Assurance Professionals
- Risk and Compliance Officers
- Human Factors Specialists
Understanding Human Failures
- Definition and categories of human failure
- Distinction between errors and violations
- Active vs. latent failures
- The role of human error in past major accidents
- Human performance limitations and influencing factors
- The concept of system-induced errors
- Overview of human factors in operational environments
Principles of Safety Critical Task Analysis
- Introduction to task analysis and its importance
- Identifying and classifying safety-critical tasks
- Task complexity and its influence on error rates
- Cognitive and physical task demands
- Workload assessment and its impact on performance
- Application of task analysis in safety management
- Key elements of effective task breakdown
Human Reliability and Risk Assessment
- Understanding human reliability analysis (HRA)
- Methods for evaluating task failure probability
- Introduction to THERP, HEART and other models
- Incorporating human error into risk assessments
- Common pitfalls in human risk evaluations
- Integrating HRA with operational risk management
- Setting human performance indicators
Designing Controls and Mitigating Error
- Hierarchy of controls for human error mitigation
- Designing error-tolerant systems and tasks
- Procedural controls and human-machine interfaces
- Use of checklists, reminders and monitoring systems
- Training and competence as risk controls
- Organisational culture and communication strategies
- Embedding human error reduction in safety systems
Enhancing Organisational Safety Through Task Analysis
- Linking safety-critical task analysis with KPIs
- Reviewing and improving task design
- Auditing and reviewing task procedures for safety
- Developing task-based risk improvement plans
- Embedding lessons learned into training and operations
- Human failure investigation and learning from incidents
- Sustaining human performance improvements
- Upon successful completion of the classroom-based training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
- Upon successful completion of the online training course, a GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to all delegates. Guided Learning Hours – In accordance with ISO 9001:2015–certified quality management standards, one Guided Learning Hour is awarded for every 60 minutes of attendance.
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