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Workload 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)

Abnormal Events Typically Are Not the Cause of High Control Operator Loadings

Advanced Process Control; Is It the Operator's Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

Aiming for Operator Excellence (external)

Alarms and Staffing

Are Mode Errors Built Into the Operator Interface of Your Control Systems?

Are Old Solutions the Best Solutions?

Automation's Impact on Operator Performance

Be Careful About Single-Dimensional Solutions to Multidimensional Problems

Beville's Non-Intrusive Console Workload Assessment

Board Inspection Frequency: Can today's board be left unattended?

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

Cognitive Lock-Up, Its Effect on Span of Control, and the Danger It Poses to Emergency and High Workload Situations

Communication Differences Between Dedicated Inside and Outside Operators

Consortium Reports New Findings on Alarm Rates (external)

Control Operator Overload: Identification and Prevention (request)

Controller Workload: What are they doing and why are they doing so much of it? (request)

DCS Console Operator Issues in Related Industries (external)

Don't Cloud the Issue with Facts

Emerging Trends of CRT Usage by Control Board Operators

High Control Board Operator Loadings are Not Usually Caused by Abnormal Events

How Long Can Operators Keep Their Skills? Sometimes Forever!

How Many Alarms Can an Operator Handle? (external)

How Many Lab Technicians Does It Take to Analyze a Sample?

How Many Operators to Staff a Post

How Many Operators to Staff a Unit

How Many Process Units in a Tomahawk Cruise Missile?

How to Build a Better Operator (external)

Human Factors Problems of Advanced Control Systems

I'm sorry, what were you saying? I was interrupted.

Impact of Control Room Consolidation on Operator Workload

Increase Unit Operator Utilization/Productivity Through Job Sampling (request)

Incremental Changes to Plant Equipment Can Lead to Disgruntled Operating Crews

Is Counting the Number of Control Loops a Valid Technique for Estimating Operator Workload? (request)

Is There a Correlation Between Amount of Equipment and Operator Workload?

Is Your Plant's Emergency Response Significantly More Difficult Than Others in the Industry?

Less Is More

Low Workload Does Not Equal Improved Performance

Mental Fatigue Impairs Decision-Making Strategy

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

Operator-Cashier Analogy

Operator of the Future

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

Position Staffing and Overtime Expectations - Interactive Worksheet

Psychological Rest Periods for Control Board Operators: What Range Is Acceptable?

Quantification of Operator Workload and Staffing (request)

Redesigning Process Plant Jobs Through Job Task Inventories? Be Careful!

Research Suggests Some People Are More Susceptible to Boredom Than Others

Sleep Duration and Twelve-Hour Shifts

Smart Operators are Good

Staffing Levels

Sustaining Vigilance: Optimizing the Lower End of the Workload Scale

Toward an Understanding of DCS Control Operator Workload (request)

Toward an Upset Response Task Workload Assessment Technique for Chemical Processing Plants (request)

Under-Loaded Board Operators Create Risk

Unit Type vs. Board Workload - Is there an association?

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

What is Crew Resource Management?

What is the Upper Limit to Board Operator Span of Control (request)

What Role Should Supervisors Play During Plant Upsets?

Workload Observation Thoughts

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RELATED EXTERNAL MEDIA

Article	Published By
How Good is Your Operator's Mental Model?	Mynah
Modularizing Emergency Procedures for Increased Ease of Use and Updating	OperatorPerformance.org
Operator Performance Takes Center Stage	Chemical Processing
Operator Training Gains Ground	Chemical Processing
Operators Get More Help	Chemical Processing
Simple, Strong and Easy-to-Use	Control Global
The Keys to Operator Performance	ControlDesign.com

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