Guidance
DOE Human Performance Improvement Handbook, Volume 1
DOE Human Performance Improvement Handbook, Volume 1
- Open access
- Guidance
- DOE-HDBK-1028-2009
- Human FactorsLeadership and Culture
- Barrier managementHuman factorsIncident investigationLeadership and safety cultureLearning from incidents
- Human-centred designIndependent audit and verificationOperating and work proceduresOperational supervision
Summary
This DOE handbook explains human performance through individual behaviour, workplace conditions and organisational influences. It combines error prevention with layered control assurance, examining cognitive limitations, investigation, operating-experience learning and safety culture. Leadership practices, just culture and performance improvement methods are developed through conceptual models and illustrative accident accounts.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Incident investigation; accident investigation.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Human-centred design.
Classifications: Independent audit and verification.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Summary
US Department of Energy handbook on human performance improvement concepts: reducing error, managing controls, culture and leadership, and organisational learning.
DOE-HDBK-1028-2009. Themes: human factors, leadership and culture.