Human Factor Engineering

SP 1231- HFE principles shall start to be considered and applied during the SELECT phase of all projects where design can have a critical impact on equipment usability and user safety and health. HFE shall be applied in the following projects:

• New plants/facilities
• Revamp of existing plant/facility (unless there is no change to the work system)
• Buildings and workstations design (e.g. central control rooms, offices, workshops and laboratories)
• IT software/hardware, instrumentation

Project Manager shall be Accountable for the following requirements:

• Perform an HFE screening for each new project to determine whether a formal HFE Strategy is needed to support Project decisions. Consult with the Authorized Subject Matter Expert in Human Factors Engineering on the outcome of the HFE Screening.
• Produce a Project HFE Strategy if the HFE screening results show that a strategy is needed. Incorporate the Project HFE Strategy into the Basis for Design, or into the contractual requirements for front-end engineering (FEED) or detailed design.
• Integrate the Project HFE Strategy into project decisions and planning.
• Incorporate relevant results of the implementation of the Project HFE Strategy into the documented demonstration of ALARP.
• The HFE Technical Authority (TA) shall be responsible for approval of the Project HFE Strategy.