Course content
The Human Factors Safety Training course covers the following topics:
- Human Factors defined
- The importance of Human Factors in relation to safety
- The components of the Human Factors SHELL model
- The relationship between Human Factors and Safety Management Systems (SMS)
- The key Human Factors that influence the effectiveness of a SMS
- The key Human Factors that influence human performance
- How errors occur due to latent conditions and active failures
- Main sources of human factor errors
- Strategies for dealing with human factor errors
- The principles and elements of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) framework
- Using the HFACS framework to identify the root cause(s) of accidents and incidents
- Applying the HFACS framework proactively to enhance safety at airports







