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Human Factors in Safety and Reliability

Human Factors Working Group provides a focal point for human factor-related issues associated with all aspects of safety and reliability in engineering within the Institution. 

We seek to improve human performance in engineering through collation of knowledge and best practice on human factor-related issues, and promotion of human factors in engineering through seminars or events.

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Who we are

The main SRG Board is supported by four working groups:

What we do

  • Provide a ‘portal’ to other human factors organisations
  • Organise and run human factors events
  • Identify the existing human factors knowledge centres
  • Create a forum for the exchange of knowledge derived from the above.

Objectives

  • Raise awareness of Human Factors in SRG and across the IMechE
  • Establish and maintain a position paper for Human Factors for SRG
  • Identify human factors ‘state of the art’ to advise engineers
  • Offer human factors CPD suggestions and/or solutions for engineers

Membership

Melissa Odling - Chair

Alex Wood - Immediate Past Chair

Philip Arnold

Dai Barker

Atkins

Oli Fairburn

Kevin Fitzgerald

Lloyds Register

Kevin has extensive experience working with manufacturing and consultancy organisations.

His early career in the chemicals industry included R&D, Operations and Process Safety roles and latterly as a consultant he has focused on risk management and operational performance improvement through people change. Kevin has a particular interest in organisational issues and human factors and has authored a number of technical papers in this area. He works with process, utilities and Oil & Gas businesses and with regulatory bodies worldwide.

Huw Gibson

David Gledhill

Babcock Marine

Graham Harbor

Richard Harris

Andrew Irwin

John Mount

Rolls Royce
John Mount is a technical specialist in human factors for Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby. 

John has extensive experience in providing human factors input into the design justification and safety and reliability assessment of submarine reactor plant.  John began his career as a mechanical engineer, and has since specialised in human factors, providing both human reliability assessment into probabilistic safety assessment, and providing human factors input into plant design.  Currently, John is chair of Working Group 4, Human Factors, for the IMechE Safety and Reliability Group.

Mark Norris

Asset Reliability Consultants

Barnabas Osigho

TRW

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