Guidance
Human Factors information paper - Critical task analysis
Human Factors information paper - Critical task analysis
- NOPSEMA
- Guidance
- A500978
- Control of WorkHuman Factors
- Human factorsRisk management
- Management of changeRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
This information paper explains how critical task analysis supports identification and assessment of human error risk in offshore petroleum operations. It describes hierarchical and tabular task analysis, data collection, goal decomposition and plans analysis, then outlines risk assessment and a staged organisational approach to introducing the methodology.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The paper describes critical task analysis methods for identifying and controlling human error risk in safety-critical activities.
A500978. Themes: control of work, human factors.