Human factors in process plant operation /

Human factors in process plant operation /

It is only recently that Human Factors Engineering has been applied to the control of process plants in a systematic way, and only a little less recently that Human Factors has been applied at all. Plant control systems began with open control loops with humans watching dials and turning valves as n...

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Main Author: Strobhar, David A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Manufacturing processes > Human factors.
Process control.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Human information processing
  • 2.1 Signal detection
  • 2.2 Sensory memory
  • 2.3 Short term memory
  • 2.4 Mental models
  • 2.5 Automation and response
  • 2.6 Conclusion
  • 3. Performance shaping factors
  • 3.1 Conclusion
  • 4. System demands/automation
  • 4.1 Perspective
  • 4.2 Control system impact
  • 4.3 Alarms
  • 4.4 Conclusion
  • 5. Workload and staffing
  • 5.1 Mental workload
  • 5.2 Physical workload and staffing
  • 5.2.1 Console staffing
  • 5.2.2 Field operator workload and staffing
  • 5.3 Conclusion
  • 6. Interface
  • 6.1 Content
  • 6.2 Structure and organization
  • 6.3 Workspace
  • 6.4 Display objects
  • 6.5 Layout
  • 6.6 Conclusion
  • 7. Selection and training
  • 7.1 Selection
  • 7.2 Training programs
  • 7.3 Skill/knowledge requirements
  • 7.4 Instruction
  • 7.4.1 Training material
  • 7.4.2 Training tools/systems
  • 7.5 Conclusion
  • 8. Job and organizational design
  • 8.1 Tasks to be performed
  • 8.2 Job rotation
  • 8.3 Team performance
  • 8.4 Consolidated control rooms
  • 8.4.1 Unit operations
  • 8.4.2 Personnel utilization
  • 8.4.3 Work practices
  • 8.4.4 Organization
  • 8.4.5 Consolidation failure
  • 8.5 Conclusion
  • 9. Procedures/job aids
  • 9.1 Upset analysis
  • 9.2 Organization
  • 9.3 Formatting
  • 9.4 Job aids
  • 9.5 Conclusion
  • 10. Conclusion
  • 10.1 System demands
  • 10.2 Workload and staffing
  • 10.3 Operator-process interface
  • 10.4 Selection and training
  • 10.5 Job and organization design
  • 10.6 Procedures and job aids
  • 10.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.

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