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Miscellaneous Article Results

The following table contains links to past Beville newsletters, Beville's published papers (available by filling out our published paper request form - those papers are linked to the form), and external articles.

Book written by David A. Strobhar: Human Factors in Process Plant Operation

A Humanistic Approach to Managing Plant Modernization Projects (request)

Aiming for Operator Excellence (external)

Are Old Solutions the Best Solutions?

Are you sure we shouldn't trip the compressor?

Automation and Teamwork

Automation is Increasing, but Do We Trust It?

Automation's Impact on Operator Performance

Be Careful About Single-Dimensional Solutions to Multidimensional Problems

Better than a Baker's Dozen (Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents)

Breakdowns in Human-Automation Coordination Can Create Automation Surprises

Call a COP (external)

Can You Increase Automation Without Leaving the Operator Behind?

Changes in Operator Activities Due to Upsets; When the ---- Hits the Fan

Changing Workforce Drives Control Room Modernization (external)

Collaboration Picks Up Speed (external)

Consortium Reports New Findings on Alarm Rates (external)

Control Room Consolidation, It's more than just a new building. (external)
World Refining, 12/03. B.A. Walker/Brad Adams Walker Architecture, P.C., & D.A. Strobhar, PE/Beville Operator Performance Specialists, Inc.
Contact World Refining directly (ask for Amy) at 800.874.2544, ext. 129 to request a copy.

Control Room Design Manual (request)

Control Room Etiquette

Control Systems ...Oh no, not again! (external)

Data Entry

DCS Console Operator Issues in Related Industries (external)

DCS Skill Degradation with Advanced Control: Implications for Training

Did You Leave This in the Copier?

Do You Know How Tired You Are?

Do You Trust It?

Evolution of Operator Decision-Making (request)

Hazardous Experience

HAZOP Analyses Often Fail to Address Human Factors and Equipment Operability Issues

Heads Up, Some Regulatory Agencies Are Requiring Human Factors Programs

How Good is Your Operator's Mental Model? (external)

How to Build a Better Operator (external)

Human Factors Engineering in Control Room Design and Operation (request)

Human Factors in Distributed Process Control (request)

Human Factors in Oil Refinery Operation (external)

Human Factors in Process Plant Safety (request)

Human Factors Problems in Instrumentation Maintainability

If I Can't Trust You With the Easy...

I'm Not a Computer, I'm a Human Being!(Efficient Brain Power)

Improving Human Effectiveness (external)

In Pursuit of Improved Operator Performance (external)

Legislated Human Factors is Bad Human Factors

Lessons Learned About Plant Operations in the 20 Years Since the Three Mile Island Incident

Most Petrochemical Plants Don't Spend Enough Time on Shift Relief

New Research Has Found Computer-Based Decision Aids Can Increase Operational Error

NRC Policy Statement on Control Room Conduct

Operator Interfaces Expand Human Factors (external)

Operator of the Future

Operator Performance Gets Better (external)

Operator Performance Research Put into Practice (external)

Operator Performance Takes Center Stage (external)

Operators are like firemen: You would rather see them sitting than running around.

Operators Get More Help (external)

Performance-Shaping Factors Series-Introduction

Performance-Shaping Factors Series-Lesson 1: System Requirements

Performance-Shaping Factors Series-Lesson 2: Job Design

Performance-Shaping Factors Series-Lesson 3: Automation

Performance-Shaping Factors Series-Lesson 4: Staffing

Performance-Shaping Factors Series-Lesson 5: Organization

Plant Safety Is a Function of Many Different Factors...

Plug the Holes in the Swiss Cheese Model (external)

Position Staffing and Overtime Expectations - Interactive Worksheet

Research Suggests Some People Are More Susceptible to Boredom Than Others

"Safety Is More Complicated Than You Might Think"

Sleep Duration and Twelve-Hour Shifts

Smart Operators are Good

Succession Planning (external)

The Keys to Operator Performance (external)

Time's up! What are you going to do?

Watch What You're Thinking -- You're Turning Off the Lights

What are the Differences When Engineers and Supervisors Staff Plants Instead of Hourly Employees?

What Game Are You Playing?

What is Crew Resource Management?

What Role Should Supervisors Play During Plant Upsets?

What's a good operator like you doing in a refinery like this?

Who's in Control?

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Shape Calculator

Overtime Calculator

Alarm Distribution Estimator

-Alarm System Avalanche and Multiple Process Control

-All 12-Point Fonts Are Not Created equal

-Can You Have Too Many CRTs?

-COP: What do I put on level 1 and 2 graphics?

-Under-Loaded Board Operators Create Risk

-Impact of Monitor Size on Viewing Distances

-More...

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David Strobhar's book, "Human Factors in Process Plant Operation," is now available in both hardcover and Kindle e-book.

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Miscellaneous Article Results