Most industrial incidents don’t start with equipment failure. They start with a human decision made under pressure. Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) gives us a way to understand, quantify, and reduce that risk.
This webinar by Calvin Medders, Senior Consultant, delivers a fast-paced introduction to HRA and shows how human actions influence the reliability of complex industrial systems. Attendees will learn how performance-shaping factors, such as stress, fatigue, workload, ergonomics, and procedural quality, drive operator error, even in well-designed facilities. Regulatory drivers, including COMAH and 10 CFR Part 712, are highlighted, reinforcing why human reliability can no longer be treated as an afterthought in chemical manufacturing and oil and gas operations.
A real-world case study demonstrates how routine tasks can quietly erode layers of protection and escalate into major events. The session closes with practical, field-tested strategies—independent back checks, engineered safeguards, and automated detection—that shift organizations from reacting to human error to designing systems that are resilient to it.