Ergonomics problems in process operations /
Ergonomics Problems in Process Operations documents the proceedings of a symposium organized by the Institution of Chemical Engineers in association with the Ergonomics Society, held at the University of Aston in Birmingham, on 11-13 July 1984. The objectives of the symposium are: to enable engineer...
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| Language: | English |
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Rugby, Warwickshire : Oxford, Oxfordshire ; Elmsford, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Institution of Chemical Engineers ; Distributed by Pergamon Press,
1984.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | EFCE publication series ;
no. 38. Symposium series (Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain)) ; no. 90. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Ergonomics Problems in Process Operations; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Part 1: The Role of the Human Operator; CHAPTER 1. ELEMENTS OF PROCESS CONTROL OPERATOR'S REASONING : ACTIVITY PLANNING AND SYSTEM AND PROCESS RESPONSE-TIMES; Abstract; I
- THE METHODS USED; 2
- AN EXAMPLE OF AN INCIDENT; 3. ELEMENTS OF A MODEL; 4. CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 2. RGONOMICS OF THE CONTROL OF SIMULTANEOUS PROCESSES: CASE STUDY IN BIOCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. SOME RESULTS ON OPERATOR PERFORMANCE IN EMERGENCY EVENTS; INTRODUCTION.
- OPERATOR'S ABILITY TO DETECT AND CORRECT ERRORSPROCEDURE UTILIZATION DURING EMERGENCIES; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. WORKSHOP: EFFECTS OF MONOTONY AND REDUCED ACTIVITY IN MONITORING AUTOMATED PLANT; INTRODUCTION; HUMAN IMPLICATIONS OF TASK AND SYSTEM DESIGN; References; CHAPTER 5. PROCESS CONTROL OPERATION AS A WATCHKEEPING TASK; CHAPTER 6. WORKSHOP; HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES; INTRODUCTION; A PARTICULAR FACET OF HUMAN UNRELIABILITY -PEOPLE AS THE CAUSE OF INDUSTRIAL FIRES; QUANTIFICATION OF HUMAN RELIABILITY IN A CONTROL ROOM SETTINGUSING THREE DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
- THE QUANTIFICATION OF HUMAN RELIABILITY USING INFLUENCE DIAGRAMSINVESTIGATION OF LARGE SCALE ACCIDENTS AS A METHOD FOR OBTAINING HUMAN RELIABILITY DATA; A METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ULTRASONIC INSPECTION TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE FLAWS IN WELDS; THE USE OF A 'THERP' APPROACH TO GENERATE HUMAN RELIABILITYE STIMATES FOR A PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; Part 2: Interface Design; CHAPTER 7. EXPERT SYSTEMS IN PROCESS PLANT FAULT DIAGNOSIS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; PLANT FAILURE DIAGNOSIS; EXAMPLE APPLICATION; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS.
- CHAPTER 8. AUTOMATIZED PROCESS CONTROL : THE ROLES OF COMPUTER-AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND FIELD-COLLECTED INFORMATION1. INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE CONTROL-ROOM OPERATOR; 2. INDICES FROM OUTSIDE; 3. THE IMPACT OF RADIO EXCHANGES ON THE OPERATORS' ACTIVITY; 4. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCE; CHAPTER 9. APPLICATION OF HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES TO PROCESS PLANT DESIGN; INTRODUCTION; MODELLING POTENTIAL HUMAN ERRORS; HUMAN RELIABILITY QUANTIFICATION AND DESIGN; CONCLUSIONS; References; CHAPTER 10. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF MAN-MACHINE SYSTEM INTERACTION.
- The inadequacy of engineering analysesthe systems approach; models and images; control functions and control requirements; cognitive function characteristics; an example: the man-machine system in a nuclear power plant; references; chapter 11. the role of visual information in improving the acquisition of adequate work orientation; introduction; problems in controlling a complex technological process and some measures for improving the activity; decomposition of information; presentation of information; discussion; chapter 12. a comparative simulation study of annunciator systems.