BP Trinidad & Tobago
Control room design with HF report
Control rooms for the two flagship platforms Mahogany and Amherstia. We took part in the design process and wrote a Human Factors report based on ISO 11064.
Human Factors Engineering
Control rooms designed around the people who run them.
We help industrial companies design control rooms, HMIs and alarm systems that are safe, efficient and easy to use, based on Human Factors and ISO 11064.
We cannot change the human condition, but we can change the conditions under which humans work.Prof. James Reason
Our work follows the leading international standards
ISO 11064EEMUA 191ANSI/ISA-18.2NORSOK S-002EEMUA 201
What we do
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Human Factors services for industry
We also offer validation & verification, training and courses, product development, standardisation and service design.
01
Control Room Design
Every control room and control centre we design is based on Human Factors and the ISO 11064 standard.
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02
Human Machine Interaction
We help you build HMIs that follow established standards and help operators make the right call.
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03
Alarm Management
Alarm systems designed around human limitations, so every alarm deserves the operator's attention.
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04
Function & Task Analysis
We find out which requirements should be met by people and which by machines to reach your operational goals.
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05
Workload & Workflow
We map each operator's workload and workflow so the work system matches human capabilities.
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06
CR / CCR Risk Assessment
We identify and evaluate risks in the work environment, communication, alarms, ergonomics, routines and layout.
Learn more“If you think Human Factors is expensive, try an accident.”An old saying in safety engineering
Our approach
Human-centred design, from the first site visit to final validation
An attractive control room is not always a functional one. Functionality comes from involving the end users (operators, shift supervisors, maintenance staff, DCS suppliers and consultants) throughout the design.
- Data gathering on site through interviews, workshops, questionnaires and observation
- Analysis and requirements based on real functions and tasks
- Conceptual and detailed design with several iterations
- Documented Human Factors reports and validation & verification
Selected work
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Current and previous projects
These are just some of the projects we have worked on. Contact us for more references.
ExxonMobil
HMI for a control room design system
From the clarification phase and requirements analysis through prototyping in the conceptual phase to detailed design and version 1.0 of the system.
Dow Chemical
Validation & verification
Validation and verification of the Hydrocarbons Command Center at Oyster Creek, Texas, part of the largest integrated petrochemical complex in the Western Hemisphere.
Vale
Centralised control room design
Several processes brought together in one central control room. We applied every phase of the ISO 11064 design process, from the site visit to detailed design.
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