Advances in Human Factors in Energy: Oil, Gas, Nuclear and Electric Power Industries

This book addresses human factors research in energy, an emphasis on human factors applications in design, construction, and operation of nuclear, electrical power generation, and oil and gas assets. It discusses advanced strategies in the optimization of human and environmental performance, as well as personal and process safety. The book covers a wealth of topics in design and operation management of both offshore and onshore facilities, including design of control rooms, front-end engineering design (FEED), criticality analysis, offshore transport, human contributions to accidents, cognitive bias in decision making, safety-critical human tasks, and many others. Based on the AHFE2017 Conference on Human Factors in Energy: Oil, Gas, Nuclear and Electric Power Industries, July 17-21, Los Angeles, California, USA, the book fills an important gap in the current literature, providing readers with state-of-the-art knowledge in human factors best-practice approaches across different types of industries and energy applications.

Discusses the role of human factors in oil and gas assets management Addresses reducing human error through situation awareness, training, and simulations Describes the role of cognitive issues in safety management and accident prevention Discusses building better processes, procedures and organizations in energy Reports on case studies across different types of industries Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras