Human factors integration for large scale facility designs

Proposals to implement human factors within large scale design projects place little emphasis on the preponderant integration problem of how to make practical, efficient contributions to a large project, across disciplines, in an integrated fashion. With this problem as a central focus, ABB Combustion Engineering has implemented a program of human factors integration on recent design projects that is more distributed and flexible than some alternatives. The specific organizational structure of the program is described. Human factors activities are categorized into three tiers (core areas, adjunct areas, and peripheral areas). Specific mechanisms of integration (human factors standards and guidelines; and documentation) are discussed.<>