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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
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Project
Number |
220 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1995 |
| Subject |
Study of Human Factors in
Offshore Operations |
| Performing Activity |
EQE International, Inc. |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. William W. Cohea |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
This is a Joint
Industry Project (JIP). Human factors account for the majority of failures of offshore
systems. The objective of this study is to define human factors that affect responses
during normal and emergency operations on offshore platforms. The initial phase will focus
on three selected topics: tasks and responses associated with managing a `kick` during
drilling operations, crane operations, and service vessel activities. The interest is to
develop a methodology which can be used to address both normal and emergency situations. |
| Progress |
Over 65 sources of
literature pertaining to human factors were reviewed. A role evaluation tool was developed
that uses a series of questions designed to compare job characteristics and requirements
to human characteristics and requirements. A Human Error Assessment Tool (HEAT) was
developed. The HEAT allows the user to identify critical errors and analyze those errors
based on human factors principles. A corrective measure for the error can then be
developed based on the identified human factors cause. This is a proprietary project, the
reports may not be available for release, at this time. |
Reports |
AA (53 pages)
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JIP on Human Factors in Offshore
Operations: UK Literature Review, EQE International, Inc., Houston, Texas, January 20,
1995. |
| AB (123 pages)
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Report on the Application of a
Human Error Assessment Tool to Offshore Crane Operation, EQE International, March 1997. |
| AC (118 pages)
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Report on the Joint Industry
Project on Human Factors in Offshore Operations, Volume 1 and 2, Draft Project Report, EQE
International, October 1997. |
| AD (297 pages)
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Report on the Joint Industry
Project on Human Factors in Offshore Operations, Final Report, EQE International, December
1997. |
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