From tchapin@emerald.tufts.edu Mon Mar  9 13:03:50 1998
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 16:33:43 -0500 (EST)
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From: "Ronald K. Crowe" <crowe_ron@htc.honeywell.com>
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Human factors assessment of petrochemical plants
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 14:11:25 +0000
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Opportunity for Human Factors personnel to become a part of a
multi-disciplinary team evaluating  industrial process plants
(refineries,
 petrochemical plants, etc.)  with respect to best practices impacting
the
 plants' ability to manage abnormal situations. Requires working on
customer
 site, conducting structured interviews, observations of operations
 activities, control room evaluation, document analysis, evaluation of
operations
 practices, preparation and presentation of report of results. Spend
15-30% of time
at customer sites. Provides an opportunity to learn about the new area
of
Abnormal Situation Management and industrial process customer needs in
the
 area of human factors and ergonomics as applied to plant operations.

Specific needs are for two to three Human Factors persons.

The successful candidate will apprentice as a member of a team headed by

the current practitioners. The team is being expanded and ultimately
team
 members will be expected to lead their own teams in conducting about 8
of
 these assessements per year.

Requirements:

Education: Masters or Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Experimental
Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Cognitive Science; equivalent
capability
 through experience will be considered.

Experience: Minimum 2 years industrial experience in the
skills below.

Required skills:
*  Knowledge and experience in applying human factors principles for
effective control room ergonomics and design
*  Knowledge and experience in applying human factors design principles
for effective human interaction with computers, machines, coworkers, and

documentation
* Excellent teaming capabilities within the assessment team
* Conducting structured interviews one on one
* Conducting task and organization structured analysis
* Conducting structure and content analysis of plant documentation
* Writing observations and summary findings in concise and clear style
* Several additional of the desired skills below

Desired skills:
* Above skills applied to industrial processes
* Understanding of industrial processes
* Understanding of industrial processes control systems
* Human Reliability Analysis
* Incident analysis and reporting techniques
* Training - foundation, on-the-job, & refresher
* Emergency planning & response systems
* Operating procedures
* Shift & job rotation, Work Structure Analysis
* Managing project activities to meet resource constraints and
objectives

Other requirements:

As a part of the site assessment activities it will be necessary to wear
personal protective equipment  including fire resistant coveralls, hard
hats, ear protection, and eye
 protection.  Some sites prohibit facial hair.  Incumbents must be able
to
 climb caged ladders (singly, and in sequence to heights of 30 meters)
 negotiate stairways and catwalks, and conduct observations under normal

 refinery operating conditions including the presence of noise, high
ambient
 temperatures, high places, and confined spaces.

Incumbents must consistently demonstrate unwavering committment to
safety and
 safe operations practices.

Base location: Flexible

Honeywell is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Please submit an indication of  interest and resume (embedded or MS Word
attachment) to:

crowe_ron@htc.honeywell.com


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