Guidance
Human factors in accident investigations information paper
Human factors in accident investigations information paper
- NOPSEMA
- Guidance
- N-06300-IP1598
- Human FactorsIncident InvestigationLearning from Incidents
- Barrier managementHuman factorsIncident investigation
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
This information paper outlines a human-factors approach to accident investigations in the Australian offshore petroleum industry. It treats human error as a potential control failure mechanism rather than a root cause, recommending cognitive error classification, interviews to identify performance-shaping factors, barrier analysis and targeted corrective actions.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Incident investigation; accident investigation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
Provides a process for analysing human factors contributions during accident and hazardous event investigations.
N-06300-IP1598. Themes: human factors, incident investigation, learning from incidents.