subject: Anthropic Factors In Mining Catastrophe [print this page] Human factors is a scientific discipline that applies systematic, evidence-based methods and knowledge about people to design, evaluate and improve the interaction between people, systems (including technology and equipment) and organisations.Understanding the role of human factors helps us to:design better controls and feedback systems for equipment operators develop better training or procedures based on an understanding common communication breakdowns or errorsidentify underlying causes of accidents e.g. an operator may have an accident because he is fatigued due to too much overtime - but the system allowed extended overtime without sufficient monitoringWhat does Human Factors cover?Human factors professionals are concerned with a number of factors that are grouped under these headings:the work and workplace - what people are asked to do (task/environment/equipment/systems)people - who is doing it (competence/expectations/capabilityorganisation - how is the work organised, communicated, and managed (leadership/resources/communication/culture)In some cases the role of human factors is more reactive (e.g. in reviewing human factors issues during or after an incident or accident). For example, human factors expertise has been used in aviation accident investigations, rail accident investigations and major organisation accidents such as Bhopal and the BP Texas refinery explosion.Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery Co., Ltd is a joint-stock mining machinery manufacturing enterprise integrated in scientific research, production and marketing. It is located at the High & New Technology Industries Development Zone of Zhengzhou,China with an area of 50 thousand m2 which includes 15,000 m2 of standard heavy duty industrial workshop. Equipments are more than 160 pieces, including large and medium sized metal processing, riveting and installing equipments. There are more than 660 workers including 80 administrators with secondary and senior occupational titles and engineering technicians. In order to promote the competitive strength, the advanced technologies have been introduced from America, Germany, Japan and Australia, which established the international advanced production line, first-class modern testing base as well as research centers of sand maker, mill and mine-selecting equipment. Scientific management, advanced processing technology and innovative manufacturing theory make the company become the mining machinery manufacturing and exporting base in China.
What could Human Factors offer Qld Mining?The mining industry is similar to other high risk industries who use safety management systems, with many equipment maintenance and operation issues or errors also common to a number of industries. Previous mining projects have identified that there is a role for human factors knowledge in the design of equipment, systems and procedures. There was still a limited understanding of the role of Human Factors in mining incidents, and Queensland Mines and Energy approached Clemson University in the United States to review Queensland Mining incidents and accidents. Clemson University researchers used HFACS (Human Factors Analysis and Classification System) developed for aviation as a model system for identifying human factors issues in Queensland Mining.HFACS-MI ProjectHFACS was the basis of the analysis of Queensland Mining incidents and accidents, but a number of changes were made to make the classification system mining specific. The result is HFACS-MI (Mining Industry), a tailored application of human factors causes of error in mining incidents.As the professional manufacturer of complete sets of mining machinery, such as Dryer machine,Magnetic separator,Sand washing machine, Henan Hongxing is always doing the best in products and service.Secondary cone crusher:http://www.hxjq-crusher.com/8.html stone jaw crusher:http://www.crusher-machine.com/1.html
