Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry

Safety-critical industries have long been subjected to extensive research and development to enhance operator performance to improve their efficiency. From a human factors perspective, much of the work in process industries is related to either enhancing technical training of operators or related to...

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Main Authors: Tusher, H.M., Nazir, S., Mallam, S., Rusli, R., Botnmark, A.K.
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Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2022
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spelling my.utp.eprints.290102022-03-17T03:09:07Z Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry Tusher, H.M. Nazir, S. Mallam, S. Rusli, R. Botnmark, A.K. Safety-critical industries have long been subjected to extensive research and development to enhance operator performance to improve their efficiency. From a human factors perspective, much of the work in process industries is related to either enhancing technical training of operators or related to improving the physical ergonomics of hazardous workplaces. The importance of Nontechnical Skills (NTS) in the process industries have traditionally been less emphasized, while other domains (e.g., aviation, healthcare) have led the development of investigating and improving NTS for the sharp-end operators. This study aims to investigate the association of NTS deficiencies to the major accidents from the past 5 years in the process industries within the European Union by analyzing the accident reports from The Major Accident Reporting System (MARS) database. The accident analysis results reveal potential NTS deficiencies in 27 (17 out of 64) of the cases involving the lack of situational awareness, decision making, problem-solving, communication, leadership, and time management issues. Based on the results of the analysis, a few implications, as well as future research directions, are proposed, which could facilitate the stakeholders in addressing NTS deficiencies of European process industry operators. © 2022 The Authors. Process Safety Progress published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Institute of Chemical Engineers. John Wiley and Sons Inc 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124132568&doi=10.1002%2fprs.12344&partnerID=40&md5=3bba3fce3aef742d7a0e517265738425 Tusher, H.M. and Nazir, S. and Mallam, S. and Rusli, R. and Botnmark, A.K. (2022) Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry. Process Safety Progress . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29010/
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description Safety-critical industries have long been subjected to extensive research and development to enhance operator performance to improve their efficiency. From a human factors perspective, much of the work in process industries is related to either enhancing technical training of operators or related to improving the physical ergonomics of hazardous workplaces. The importance of Nontechnical Skills (NTS) in the process industries have traditionally been less emphasized, while other domains (e.g., aviation, healthcare) have led the development of investigating and improving NTS for the sharp-end operators. This study aims to investigate the association of NTS deficiencies to the major accidents from the past 5 years in the process industries within the European Union by analyzing the accident reports from The Major Accident Reporting System (MARS) database. The accident analysis results reveal potential NTS deficiencies in 27 (17 out of 64) of the cases involving the lack of situational awareness, decision making, problem-solving, communication, leadership, and time management issues. Based on the results of the analysis, a few implications, as well as future research directions, are proposed, which could facilitate the stakeholders in addressing NTS deficiencies of European process industry operators. © 2022 The Authors. Process Safety Progress published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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author Tusher, H.M.
Nazir, S.
Mallam, S.
Rusli, R.
Botnmark, A.K.
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Nazir, S.
Mallam, S.
Rusli, R.
Botnmark, A.K.
Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry
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Nazir, S.
Mallam, S.
Rusli, R.
Botnmark, A.K.
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title Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry
title_short Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry
title_full Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry
title_fullStr Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry
title_full_unstemmed Learning from accidents: Nontechnical skills deficiency in the European process industry
title_sort learning from accidents: nontechnical skills deficiency in the european process industry
publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc
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