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Cable Barrier Literature Review, Brian A. Coon, Ronald K. Faller, John D. Reid

Mid-America Transportation Center: Final Reports and Technical Briefs

A literature review of cable barrier systems.

A Scoping Study Of Water Quality Conditions In The Missouri National Recreational River Reach From Near Gavins Point Dam To Ponca State Park, Nebraska

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The unchannelized reach of the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam has several ongoing water resource management issues that involve and affect the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Water quality management considerations are of particular importance to three issues: 1) management of a portion of the reach as a recreational river under the Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 2) the reach is included in an action area identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) for three species (pallid sturgeon, least tern, and piping plover) identified as being in jeopardy, …

Synoptic Assessment Of Wetland Function: A Planning Tool For Protection Of Wetland Species Biodiversity, E. William Schweiger, Scott Leibowitz, Jeffrey Hyman, Walt E. Foster, Marla C. Downing

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

We present a synoptic assessment intended to maximize the benefits to wetland species biodiversity gained through Clean Water Act regulatory efforts within 225 sub-basins in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas (US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7), USA. Our assessment provides a method for prioritizing sub-basins potentially critical for supporting wetland species biodiversity and may assist environmental managers and conservationists constrained by limited resources. We prioritize sub-basins based on the projected increase in the risk of wetland species extirpation across Region 7 that would be avoided by applying a unit of regulatory protection effort within a sub-basin. Because the projected increase …

Synoptic Assessment Of Wetland Function: A Planning Tool For Protection Of Wetland Species Biodiversity, E. William Schweiger, Scott G. Leibowitz, Jeffrey B. Hyman, Walt E. Foster, Marla C. Downing

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

We present a synoptic assessment intended to maximize the benefits to wetland species biodiversity gained through Clean Water Act regulatory efforts within 225 sub-basins in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas (US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7), USA. Our assessment provides a method for prioritizing sub-basins potentially critical for supporting wetland species biodiversity and may assist environmental managers and conservationists constrained by limited resources. We prioritize sub-basins based on the projected increase in the risk of wetland species extirpation across Region 7 that would be avoided by applying a unit of regulatory protection effort within a sub-basin. Because the projected increase …

Using Mussel Isotope Ratios To Assess Anthropogenic Nitrogen Inputs To Freshwater Ecosystems, R. A. Mckinney, J.L. Lake, M. A. Charpentier, S. Ryba

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Stable nitrogen isotope ratios (δ¹⁵N) of freshwater mussels from a series of lakes and ponds were related to watershed land use characteristics to assess their utility in determining the source of nitrogen inputs to inland water bodies. Nitrogen isotope ratios measured in freshwater mussels from 19 lakes and ponds in Rhode Island, U.S.A., ranged from 4.9–12.6% and were found to significantly correlate with the fraction of residential development in 100 and 200 m buffer zones around the ponds. Mussel δ¹⁵N values in 12 of the 19 ponds also showed significant correlation with average dissolved nitrate concentrations, …

Implementation Of The Biological Opinion For The Missouri River Main Stem System, Missouri River Bank Stabilization And Navigation Project, Kansas River Reservoir System

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that the Corps of Engineers (Corps), in coordination with the appropriate resource agencies, will ensure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any federally listed threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. Formal consultation between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Corps under Section 7 of the ESA culminated with the "Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and …

Demystifying Human Factors: Practical Solutions To Reduce Incidents And Improve Safety, Quality And Reliability

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Five years have passed since the 1996 International Workshop on Human Factors in Offshore Operations. Over this period, we learned that the level of knowledge of human factors has increased dramatically. We also made significant advances in applying human factors disciplines more effectively within an organization. In order to invest the necessary resources, technical specialists, engineers and corporate leaders need to be confident that the human factors tools they choose to implement will meet the desired goals.

To this end, the 2002 International Workshop on Human Factors in Offshore Operations (HFW2002) brought together six key work groups to help those …

Contents: Speaker Presentations & Workshop Overview, Rodger Holdsworth

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Speaker Presentations

Welcome/Introductions (Rodger Holdsworth)

Opening Remarks (Chris Oynes)

Opening Remarks (Ken Arnold)

Opening Remarks (Tom Theriot)

"Integration of Human Factors into Classification/Certification" (James Card)

"Overview of the P-36 Incident" (Carlos TadeuDa Costa Frage)

P 36_Movie.avi (Pedro Jose Barusco Filho)

Workshop Overview Powerpoint

1996 Workshop Purpose

What We Learned

HFW2002 Workshop Purpose

Workshop Objectives

Most Common Questions and Answers

Questions?

Opening Remarks, Chris C. Oynes

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Industry Changes Since 1996

Human Factors

MMS Responsibilities

Many Agencies Involved

Safety & Environmental Protection

Varied Clientele

The U.S. System—Process Rich

Regulatory Strategy

Deepwater Operations Plan

Guiding Principles for Program

Accident Investigation

Human Factors Roles In Accidents

Management System Failures

Riser Package Accident

A Crane Accident

Annual Performance Reviews

In Conclusion

Is There Room For Human Factor Engineering In Design?, Kenneth E. Arnold

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

What Does HFE Address?

Trips, Slips and Falls

Simplifying Maintenance and Operations Tasks

Reacting to Abnormal Situations

Human Factors

Three Mile Island (1979)

Ocean Ranger (1982)

Piper Alpha (1988)

Why Did Paragon Form HFE Group

Paragon Success Stories

Where Are We In Design Safety

Exxonmobil’S Approach To Human Factors, Tom Theriot

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Presentation Outline

Human Factors - Definition

Objectives of Human Factors Efforts

Incident Performance Improvement History

Why Are We Working on HUMAN FACTORS?

The Human Factors “Spectrum”

ExxonMobil’s Human Factors Strategy

Human Factors Focus Areas

The Cost of Using Human Factors in Design

New HF Technology Applications

Integration Of Human Factors Into Classification / Certification, James Card

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

1996 Conference

ABS, Classification Societies

Human Error and Accidents

Human Factors Issues in Classification / Certification

ABS - Management and Organizational Issues

ABS – Installation Design and Layout

ABS – Ambient Environment

ABS – People Issues

Different Models – Same Message

Questions?

Contents: Theme Presentations

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Return on Investment in Use of Human Factors in Offshore Systems (Harrie J.T. Rensink)

Analysis of Human Factors Related Accidents and Near Misses (James Reason)

An Integrated Approach to Behavioral Based Safety (Jim Spigener)

Experience Using the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's (NPDs) Method for Auditing Human Factors Aspects of Command and Control Centers (Adam Balfour)

Capitalizing on Behavior Based Safety to Address Human Resource Development Needs (Ron Newton)

Working Offshore: Its Effects and Their Management (Mark Shrimpton)

Accident Investigation Trends - A Safety Management Perspective (David Dykes)

Summary of Working Group Activities (Cyril Arney)

Return On Investment In Use Of Human Factors In Offshore Systems: “Closing The Gap Between Conceptual Design And Engineering, Field Construction Activities And Operations”, Harrie J. T. Rensink

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Agenda

Objectives

Shell International Health Services Usability & Human Factors Engineering

Client Portfolio & Projects

Business Objectives

Human Machine Interface Model

Physical Interface

Cognitive Interface

Business case

World class Projects

Literature “Development HSE improvements in hardware design”

Conclusion ‘traditional’ design process

Ergonomic Management & Information System (EMIS®)

The Design Process

Examples Smart design tools

Upgrader Main Control room Centre and Workshop Building Athabasca Oil Sands Downstream Project Shell Canada, Calgary

Link-analyses CCR / Engineering Functions frequency daily communication

INTERFACE RELATIONSHIP MATRIX FOR CENTRAL CONTR

Smart tool for Improving Plant & Equipment lay out Identification of Valves analysis (IVA ®)

Assurance …

Analysis Of Human Factors Related Accidents And Near Misses, James Reason

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Two kinds of bad event

Two ways of looking at human factors problems

Individual & organizational ax have different causal sets

The ‘Swiss cheese’ model of accident causation

How and why defenses fail

Matrix for defensive failures

Piper Alpha: Defensive failures

Unsafe acts

Rule-related behaviours

Workplace factors

Organizational factors

Accident investigation steps

System contributions (Single or multiple events)

Aims of HF event analysis

An Integrated Approach To Behavioral Based Safety, Jim Spigener

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

3 Types of At risk

BehavioralScience Technology,Inc.

Primary Concepts

Barriers to Continuous Safety Improvement

Behavior an Observable Act

ABC Analysis

Understanding System Influences

The CBI^® Tools

Part One —CBI^®Data Sheet

Part Two —CBI^®Definitions

Example Definition

Observers

Analyze Data /Select Focus /Develop Action Plan

As Safe Behavior Increases, Recordable Rates Decrease

Hand Protection Increased from 80% Safe to 98% Safe

Industrial Hygene Behaviors increses in Percent Safe Over Time

Lum berM ill High PercentSafe Scores are Associated with Low Recordable Rates

Sustainability of Implementations

BAPP^® Technology Process Flow Chart

Revised Method For Reviewing Human Factors In The Design Of Ccr`S, Adam Balfour

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Human Factors Solutions - Norway

ABBREVIATIONS

HFW 2002 GOALS

AGENDA

MMI-1

BACKGROUND MMI -1 - NPD - AUDITS

Consoles

Alarm systems

Navigation

Colour /graphics

CCR Layout

GOALS MMI-1

MMI 1 = ISO 11064 +

MMI-2

GOALS MMI-2

DELIVERABLES MMI-2

PROJECT PLAN MMI-2

PRELIMINARY RESULTS - MMI 1

PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS 1/2

PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS 2/2

PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS

ISSUES

Capitalizing On Behavior Based Safety To Address Human Resource Development Needs, Ron Newton

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

A Model For Examination Peak’s 10-Year Experience With Offshore Service Companies

Task #1 Define Behavioral Tendencies Of Mariners.

What Is Personality And Behavior?

Population

Mariner Personality Traits

TRAIT STRENGTHS

TRAIT WEAKNESSES

What Else Does It Tell Us?

Marine Offshore Temperament = High Turnover

DiSC™

Mariner Behavioral Tendencies

Mariner Behaviors

Task #2 Turn Behavioral Conclusions Into Effective Behavior Based Training Measures

Ask

Need

Step One: Match The Team To The Mission

Step Two: Communicate The Company’s Mission, System, And Culture

Step Three: Develop Employees Personally And Professionally

Step Four: Enhance Stability In The Individual And The Team

Step Five: Provide Accountability, …

Offshore Employment: Its Effects And Their Management, Mark Shrimpton

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

RATIONALE, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

EFFECTS OF OFFSHORE EMPLOYMENT

RESPONSES

RESEARCH GAPS

RESEARCH ISSUES

Accident Investigation Trends - A Safety Management Perspective, David Dykes

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Accident Investigation - Critical Element of MMS Safety

MMS Reaction to Trends

Trends Revealed in Recent Fatal Accident Investigations

Lack of Procedural Guidelines in Routine Tasks - Why?

Best Procedures Result from JHA/JSA

Management Responsibility

Contact Information

Thank You

Summary Of Working Group Activities, Cyril Arney

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

HFW 2002

Shape of the 20th Century

Carl Jung (1875-1961)

Shape of human progress

What is correct HFE model?

The problem redefined

Behavioral Science

Behaviorism

Human behavior is complex

The Conclusions

Work Group Papers

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Improving Incident Investigation through Inclusion of Human Factors (Anita Rothblum)

Effectively Including Human Factors in the Design of New Facilities (Johan Hendrikse)

Application of Human Factors in Reducing Human Error in Existing Offshore Facilities (Jeffrey Thomas)

Solving Human Factor Issues as Applied to the Work Force (Bob Miles)

Effective Integration of Human Factors into HSE Management Systems (Denise McCafferty)

Effective Application of Behavioral Based Processes in Offshore Operations (Jim Spigener)

Improving Incident Investigation Through Inclusion Of Human Factors, Anita Rothblum, David Wheal, Stuart Withington, Scott A. Shappell, Douglas A. Wiegmann, William Boehm, Marc Chaderjian

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Studies of offshore and maritime incidents (accidents and near-misses) show that 80% or more involve human error. By investigating incidents, we can identify safety problems and take corrective actions to prevent future such events. While many offshore and maritime companies have incident investigation programs in place, most fall short in identifying and dealing with human errors. This paper discusses how to incorporate human factors into an incident investigation program. Topics include data collection and analysis and how to determine the types of safety interventions appropriate to safeguard against the identified risks. Examples are provided from three organizations that have established …

Effectively Including Human Factors In The Design Of New Facilities, Johan Hendrikse, Kevin Mcsweeney, Eileen B. Hoff, Paul Atkinson, Gerry Miller, George Connor, Ben Poblete, Rick Meyer, Pat O'Connor, Hilde Heber

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Human error is a major cause of incidents in the offshore industry. For example, in the Gulf of Mexico region in 1998, 38% of all incidents were attributed to human error with an additional 9% of incidents resulting from slips, trips, and falls (MMS 2000-021, OCS Report). Human Factors, when integrated during the design of a new offshore facility, can reduce the potential for human error and the occurrence of unfortunate incidents.

Quite often the implementation of Human Factors (HF) during design is disregarded because of the notion that it will add unacceptable costs. Review of the cost/benefit data contained …

Application Of Human Factors In Reducing Human Error In Existing Offshore Facilities, Jeffrey Thomas, Clifford C. Baker, Thomas B. Malone, John T. Malone, Christina L. Hard, Ivan C. L. Rezende, Sally Caruana, Mark Witten

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Human factors engineering (HFE) is the scientific and engineering discipline concerned with improving human performance and reducing human error in complex systems. HFE represents a merging of behavioral science and systems engineering and is directed at integrating people into the workplace. The discipline had its start in the aviation and aerospace industries.

The objective of HFE is to minimize the potential for human error and accidents by ensuring that the human can perform assigned activities as efficiently and effectively as possible. At a very basic level, a definition of human error can be “any deviation from expected human performance” (Senders …

Solving Human Factor Issues As Applied To The Work Force, Robert Miles, Dennis Attwood, Amy White

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

This paper aims to capture a range of current approaches to the management and delivery of safety by means of addressing workforce human factors issues. The paper is divided into a number of sections and each section is the product of the facilitated debate and discussions around the original discussion paper.

Effective Integration Of Human Factors Into Hse Management Systems, Denise B. Mccafferty, Clifford C. Baker, Kevin P. Mcsweeney, Rodger Holdsworth

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

It is common that offshore operating and drilling companies have policies, procedures, and practices that address Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) issues. It is less likely that such organizations will explicitly address (through written requirements) human factors (HF) concerns. Regardless, both HSE and HF are concerned with the same objectives: protecting people, property, and the natural environment from damage. The methods of each examine the job performed by the human, and compare work requirements to the design of hardware, software, and paper systems to allow safe and efficient performance. The perspectives of both disciplines are generally “user-centered” and act as …

Effective Application Of Behavioral Based Processes In Offshore Operations, Jim Spigener, Gillis Gaupreaux, Frank Amato, Brian N. Craig

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

The introduction of the behavioral-based safety process in the offshore industry over the past decade has had a significant impact on safety in general and the offshore safety culture in particular. The Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) process compliments Human Factors Engineering (HFE) efforts in the struggle to improve safety by minimizing the risk in the hazardous offshore environment. The behavioral-based safety process and HFE both focus on the workers by taking advantage of their strengths and minimizing their weaknesses.

The four key steps of the behavior based safety process are as follows:

1. Identifying behaviors – Identification of and operationally defining …

Public Law 107–355—Dec. 17, 2002

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

‘‘(1) The legal authority of Federal agencies and State and local governments in controlling land use and the limitations on such authority.

‘‘(2) The current practices of Federal agencies and State and local governments in addressing land use issues involving a pipeline easement.

‘‘(3) The most effective way to encourage Federal agencies and State and local governments to monitor and reduce encroachment upon pipeline rights-of-way.

‘‘(d) REPORT.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish a report identifying practices, laws, and ordinances that are most successful in addressing issues …

Interagency R&D Program Presentation

United States Department of Transportation: Publications

Presentation Objective

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (PSIA 2002)

Interagency Implementation of the PSIA 2002 Mandate

Agency Responsibilities Related to PSIA 2002 Program Elements

Program Award Summary

Recent Joint Funding Activities

Six Consecutive Years of DOT & DOI Research Project Co-Funding

Research & Development Projects with Successful Hand-Offs

Technology Demonstrations

Joint Government/Industry Pipeline R&D Forum

Pipeline R&D Program Websites

Interagency Website for Section 12 of PSIA 2002

Joint Items/Events – Fiscal 2005

Pipeline R&D Program Contacts