Ergonomic challenges in control centres and how to improve by Human Factors based design process
Generally, regularity and safe operations are important issues for a control centre. However, our experience has shown that it is also a key issue to ensure that the working environment does not impose work related stress and poor ergonomic conditions. Such conditions may result in both possible work related diseases and risks that jeopardise safety, reliability and efficiency of the operations. Challenges include ergonomics of the control centre, layout and cognitive ergonomics related to human-machine interfaces. In this paper we provide examples of these challenges through experience from existing control centres. Then we use the design of the control centre for the Troll A platform offshore Norway as an example how these challenges were addressed. Key success factors are a well thought-out layout based on defined work processes and user requirements, consistent human machine interfaces throughout the control centre systems and implementation of industry recognized alarm principles.
Arno Pont Thor Inge Throndsen
Principal Engineer Human Factors Chief Engineer Work Environment Technology StatoilHydro ASA, Norway
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
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2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）