Human factors and ergonomics (HF&E) is a multidisciplinary field incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering, biomechanics, mechanobiology, industrial design, graphic design, statistics, operations, research and anthropometry In essence it is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body and its cognitive abilities. The two...read more

Human Factors Integration (HFI) is the process adopted by a number of key industries (notably defence and hazardous industries like oil & gas) in Europe to integrate human factors and ergonomics into the systems engineering process. Although each industry has a slightly different domain the underlying approach is the same.   Overview In essence tries to...read more

Safety management system (SMS) is a term used to refer to a comprehensive business management system designed to manage safety elements in the workplace. Description of SMS A SMS provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective.[1] SMS can be defined as: ...a businesslike approach...read more