Day 1
13:30 - REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
13:40 - CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
John Mount, Technical Specialist - Human Factors, Rolls-Royce Submarines, Chair of the Safety and Reliability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Introduction to the Institution’s Safety and Reliability Group and understand the key takeaways for the afternoon workshop
• Understand Human Factors as a support function to help, engineering design, projects and to meet the expectation of the regulator
• Gain insight into best practice with experience from Human Factors specialists and how they can support engineering projects in the nuclear sector
14:05 - INSTITUTE OF ERGONOMICS AND HUMAN FACTORS ROLE WITHIN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
Jon Berman, Past President, Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
• Discover the role of the IEHF and the benefits to be gained at your site
• Understand the value Human Factors representation has within your organisation
• How you can secure a continued learning strategy to ensure you meet the requirements of your operations team as well as the regulator
14:20 - HUMAN FACTORS IN THE NUCLEAR SAFETY CASE, A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE
Ben McCaulder, Nuclear Safety Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation
• Discover how the Office for Nuclear Regulation considers and regulates Human Factors within the industry
• Gain insight and guidance as to what the ONR expect from a safety case
• Explore how licensees can introduce processes to help the ONR and themselves
14:50 - HUMAN FACTORS AND ENGINEERING GOOD PRACTICE
David Gledhill, Senior Human Factors Specialist, Cavendish Nuclear Limited
• Consider people is a key part of engineering
• Understand the discipline of Human Factors to create visible and consistent processes within your business
• Learn how Human Factors supports those day-to-day activities carried out by engineers in design
15:20 - NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:50 - FIRST ROUNDTABLE SESSION
- Delegates will be able to flex their project management skills, within two roundtable discussions, when presented with a hypothetical situation involving human factors within the nuclear industry
- Each table will have just 45 minutes to develop a strategy and timescale that meets regulatory and internal requirements
- Delegates will be able to participate in two roundtable discussions throughout the afternoon
1) Carry out your own assessment- explore how to use internal and external resources for cost effective human factors integration
Ben McCaulder, Nuclear Safety Inspector, ONR
2) Transition management- understand direct and indirect effects of change and how potential hazards can be controlled and assessed
David Gledhill, Senior Human Factors Specialist, Cavendish Nuclear Limited
3) Safety assessment- how to conduct safety assessments to meet regulatory requirements in nuclear new build
Roger May, Shift Charge Engineer, Magnox
16:25 - SELECT SECOND ROUNDTABLE
Submit your roundtable preferences in advance to eventenquiries@imeche.org
17:00 - ROUNDTABLE FACILITATOR FEEDBACK
- The facilitator from each of the roundtable discussions will feedback to the entire delegate audience
- Each facilitator can take questions which will enable delegates to build on their experiences
- Delegates will have the opportunity to take the thoughts of the group back to their own sites and learn from each other experiences