Throughout the year the HFC forum meet to discuss events and further developments.

In 2020 the following meetings were arranged:

• Learning from failures, learning from successes - Human Factors in Accident Investigations – 20th and 21st of October WEB meeting (Invitation/Program; Participants; HFC Brochure)
  
  Handouts (Copy of all presentations):
  
  1. A Regulatory perspective on learning from incidents - K. I. Hjellestad/Ptil 
  2. A critical view on learning from accident investigations - O. Njaa/UiS 
  3. Lesson Learnt, Examples  from a Swedish Context - M. Nyman/Trafikverket 
  4. A True Sociotechnical Approach to Safety in Complex Systems - N. Leveson/ MiT 
  5. Lessons learnt after offshore claims and accident investigation - J.H. Marthinsen/Gard 
  6. Systematisk Säkerhetsanalys för utredare och flygsäkerhetsbedömare – SYSAN - B. Josefsson & J. Lundberg/LFV & Rogier Woltjer/FOI -  ta kontakt med foreleserne for informasjon - eller ref artikkel "Blind spots".  EUROCONTROL investigative blind spots.
  7. Å være i søkelyset – ansattperspektivet i granskinger - P. A. Hansen/Equinor 
  8. B737 MAX: Lessons Learned from Tragedy - K. Wilson/NTSB 
  9. Safely Adopting Remotely-Controlled and Autonomous Operations - D. Finn/PRNL, V. Hepsø/Equinor, J. Power/Research Council of Canada 

• WEB meeting - Learning from failures, learning from successes - Human Factors in Accident Investigations - 5th of May - (Program, Participants)
  
  1 - Utøvelse av tilsynsrollen under en pandemi – K. I. Hjellestad, tilsynsrapporter og Psykososialt Arbeidsmiljø
  2 - Fjernarbeid, muligheter og utfordringer – A. Drøivoldsmo (IO The Capability Approach,  IO Collaboration, 2019 - Development of environment-remote collaboration)
  3 - Undersøkelser av alvorlige hendelser i helse- og omsorgstjenestene – A. Tajik
  4 - Investigating human factors in the collision between Helge Ingstad and Sola TS – I. Ytrehus/ J.T. Mellem, lenker til full rapport med video som vist i møtet og lydopptak av kommunikasjonen fra VG (video)
  5 - Gevinsten av å bruke sikkerhetskulturanalyser i granskning – F. V. Mjelde
  "Kartlegging av sikkerhetskultur i Marinen og Sjøforsvarets ledelse” (når den blir frigitt)
  6 - Human error? No, bad design! – T. Porathe, Paper: 2020 Moving Haven
  

  7 - Infomasjon om Ptil prosjekt: Automatisering og autonome systemer: Menneskesentrert design - S.O. Johnsen

In 2019 the following meetings were arranged:

• Managing Maritime operations through Human Factors - 22nd and 23rd of October in Trondheim (Invitation/Program; Participants; HFC Brochure)
  
  Handouts (Copy of all presentations):
  1 - Impacts of Augmented Reality Displays on performance -  A Rowen
  2 - The Use of Eye-Tracking Technology in Maritime High-Speed Craft Navigation - O. S. Hareide
  3 - How (safety) cultures and behavior can be cultivated seen from an organizational perspective - E Green
  4A - Sensemaking on the bridge - experiences from SMACS research project - B.E.Danielsen
  4B - Sensemaking on the bridge - experiences from SMACS research project - L. Hurlen
  5 - Learning after platform supply vessel collision with Statfjord A - B. Nygård
  6A - The Viking Sky incident and emergency response  from shipping and helicopter - R. Wareberg (NRK review, DSB-report)
  6B - The Viking Sky incident and emergency response  from shipping and helicopter - J.H. Nielsen
  7 - A human centered approach to the future vessel traffic centre - T. Relling
  8 - Addressing the Accidental Risks of Autonomous Maritime Transportation - Å. Hoem
  9 - Regulations for the design of ship bridges: past, present and future  - S. Mallam
  10 - When no one is truly accountable for the energy reduction - S Jensen
  11 - ROMAS: Remote shore-based operation of ship machinery - S. Låg
  12 - Visit to the Control Room in Trondheim for the Ivar Aasen Field BP/Aker - O. Aune
  
  

• Humans in modern transport systems - who is in control?; Oslo at 7th and 8th of May 2019 (Invitation/Program; Participants; Booklet)
  
  Handouts (Copy of all presentations):
  0 - Taking a broader view - An introduction to DNV GL - M. Lerø
  1 - Trust, control, and communication in the transport network J. Lee /Univ. of Wisconsin
  2 - Planning for the Future: The National Transport Plan and regulatory development in light of new technologies Ø. Skånland /Samf.dept
  3 - Why are self-driving vehicles crashing and what are key human factors T. Moen /SINTEF
  4 - Control, Authority, and Responsibility B.W. Smith /Stanford see https://newlypossible.org
  5 - Veien fra diesel og manuell til elektrisk og autonom transport (Case fra industriell transportløsninger) R. Langfjord /Brønnøy Kalk
  6 - Meaningful human control over automated driving M. Hagenzieker /TØI & TU Delft
  7 - What Accident Investigation Has Taught Us (And Continues to Teach Us) About Human Factors in Automated Transportation J. Price /NTSB
  8 - Railway automation: promises and problems based on lessons from accident investigation and elsewhere M. Young /RAIB
  9 - BaneNor Traffic Management System: Human Factors experiences from Norway's largest IT project K. Hollingdale; L. Halvorsen /BaneNor
  10 - Regelverket og autonome skip – utfordringer og arbeid fremover S.D. Medhaug /Sjøfartsdir.
  11 - Drone assisted surveys to improve customers' operations and surveyors' safety V. Rype /DNV GL

In 2018 the following meetings were arranged:

• Methods and models for successful digitalization; Stavanger at 16th and 17th of October 2018 (Invitation/Program; Participants)
  
  Handouts (Copy of all presentations):
  ELDOR Welcome B. A. Asheim/Eldor
  1 - Digital humans and their organizations G.Jones/Univ. London
  2 - Digitalisering i petroleumsnæringen E. Seljemo /Ptil R.Ø Skotnes /IRIS
  3 - Methods and magic - user centred design and sci-fi movies shaped a tool R. Ask Torvik /Nice
  4 - Metoder for "user research" i UX, brukersentrert design og smidig utvikling M. Begnum /NTNU
  5 - Method development for concept design assessment F. Schønheyder /AHO
  6 - The User Experience Perspective of IoT Development J. Bergman /Lund & I. Johansson /Lund
  7 - Development of Integrated & Remote Operations From Martin Linge to gen 4. O.H. Hansen /Eldor
  8 - Case-studies exploring STPA in digitalization and autonomy B. Rokseth /NTNU
  9 - Using VR and simulation to enable agile processes for safety-critical environments (Referanser) M. Louka /IFE
  10 - Antropologisk tilnærming til arbeid i kontrollrom P. Almklov /NTNU
  11 - Case study - experiences from the data liberation front K. Husøy /Cognite&C. Lange /Cognite
  
  
• Sensemaking, Trust and Situational Awareness in Automated Systems; Halden at 17th and 18th of April 2018 (Invitation/Program; Participants; Evaluation)
  
  

  Handouts: 
  IFE organisasjonen, via Tomas Nordlander/ Digital Systems (ref A. Bye/Human-Centred Digitalization).
  1. Trust in automation for autonomous vehicles - F. Ekman & M. Johansson
  2. Apostasy in Level of Automation Modelling - G.Jamieson & G.Skraaning
  3. Situation awareness and the future of Automation in Control Systems - M. Endsley
  4. High Performance HMI in automated systems - I. Nimmo
  5. Multikon - Concept for monitoring and control of multiple unmanned offshore facilities - V. Hepsø
  6. Promoting trust in AI applications - F. Matheson
  7. A systems-theoretic approach to analyze human-automation interactions - J. Thomas
  8. Utility of Automation Function Transparency and Usability in Supervisory Control - D. Kaber
  10. Resilience and control in future maritime system - M. Lützhöft
  11. Transparency of ATC automation - C. Westin
  12. Supervisory Control of Electric Transmission Markets and Systems - S. A. Hilliard
  13. Autonome systemer for Forsvaret - R. Smestad
  
  Suggested Human factors requirements in the design of CCTV systems, i.e. requirements aimed at facilitating ergonomic good practice in the specification, design, installation and operation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems - draft discussed by ISO WG. (To be discussed in future meetings)

In 2017 the following meetings were arranged:

• Digitalization and autonomy – Challenges and opportunities related to Human Interactions; Trondheim at 17th and 18th of October 2017 (Invitation/Program; Participants)
  
  Handouts:
  • Human Factors in Ship Design - V. Rumawas, NTNU thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2382315; http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2382316 
  • Teknologistrategi i STATOIL - K. Skaugset
  • Hvordan utforme Sikre og Effektive systemer for kritiske miljøer - B. Petkov
  • Designing a HMI for boat navigation - T. Porathe
  • Approaching full autonomy in the maritime domain - H.v.d. Broek
  • Safe human interaction in autonomous shipping - Ø. Rødseth
  • Hva gjør PTIL mht. Digitalisering - A. Ueland, Ø. Tuntland / PTIL
  • Fjernstyring og ny teknologi i Avinor - J. P. Duestad
  • SmartHelmet, samarbeid hav og land via AR - A. Hoksnes / SHM Solutions – Movie 1 : www.shm.no/hub (Copy of video), Movie 2: https://vimeo.com/223545381 (https://youtu.be/GitEukPoNEc)
  • AMOS – Autonomous Shipping and digitalization - I.B. Utne / NTNU

• Organizational safety and safety culture - current challenges and future directions; Oslo at 9th and 10th of May 2017 (Invitation / Program, Participants, References to papers) and The Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire (free, available in 30+ languages) and Doctoral Thesis - T. Wold (2016) "Procedures coming every day: Safety Management Systems and safety communication in high-risk industries":
  
  Handouts:
  0) K. Mearns: Measuring and improving safety culture
  1) K. Mearns: Maintaining organisational safety
  2) P. Kines: Vision Zero for Occupational Health, safety and wellbeing
  3) C. Mackenzie: Human Factors in Complex Systems
  4) H. Rudshaug: Safety Culture in Transport Accident Investigations
  4b) S. Johnsen: HF projects - SMACS and SAREPTA
  5) P. Waterson: The 'New Safety' - is it really that new?
  6) T. Wold: Safety Management Systems as communication
  7) E. Lootz: Trenden skal snus (Reversing the Trend)
  8) S. Antonsen: Organizational culture and safety
  9) S. Kvalheim: Safety compliance and safety culture in the oil and gas industry
  10) E. Almeida: Reducing major accident risk
  

In 2016 the following meetings were arranged:

• Changing world, changing requirements. Addressing human factors in an automated society - 12th and 13th October in Oslo. (Invitation / Program, Participants, Pictures from the seminar)
  
  Handouts: Welcome and introduction to HFC. 0) Alarm systems in healthcare & Safety culture assessment T. A. Listyowardojo; 1) Designing for Situation Awareness: M. Mulder; 2) Unified Bridge: F. B. Bjørneseth; 3) Når begeret er fullt! E. Vaagen; 4) "Human in the Loop" - Fjernstyring: G.A. Gjertsen; 5) Simulatortrening for kritiske maritime operasjoner: A. Ånensen; 6) Feasibility studies in early design: G. Skraaning; 7) Human Factors and Automation-a regulators view: E. Corbett; 8) Working together to improve alert management systems: F. van de Merwe; 9) Remote supervision in Netherland; N. Groot; 10) Interaction Design Research: A. O. Braseth; 11) "Human in the loop" - fra preventivt til prediktivt vedlikehold?: S. O. Halvorsrød;
  
  - Sjøfartsdirektoratet (2017) Fokus på Risiko (Norwegian Maritime Authority (2017) Focus on Risks)
  - NASA (2008) Reliability-centered Maintenance Guide 
  - ONR (2014) ALLOCATION OF FUNCTION BETWEEN HUMAN AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
  - HSE/HSL (2015) Shared Research Project Engineered Composite Repairs  (Starting end 2016/early 2017)
  - PhD - A. O. Braseth/IFE; (2015) "Information-Rich Design"
   
• Human Factors in Operational Risk Management (with focus on Barrier Management) - 26th and 27th of April in Oslo (Invitation, Participants, Minutes of Meeting)
  
  Handouts: 0) Petro-HRA: A. Bye, S. Øie, M. Rasmussen; 1) Barrier Management Practices in Norway: E. Lootz, G. Ersdal; 2) Hunting weak major accident signals: S. Næss, A. Drøivoldsmo; 3) HSE experiences - human reliability in LOPA and SIL: C. Chambers; 4) What makes a task safety critical?: S. Øie; 5) Hvordan unngå at sikkerhets-marginen svekkes - R. Pedersen; 6) Predicting human error though Safety Critical Task Analysis - K. Feather (Not available at present); 7) Cognitive readiness: C.A.Kluge; 8) Is sense-making key to organizational barriers?: J. Skriver; 9) Participatory safety barrier analysis: T. Kongsvik; 10) Barrierestyring i praksis: ENI Goliat: L. Fornes; 11) Mobile technologies to mitigate against human error: K. Watson; 12) Marine IO support center; ABB

In 2015 the following meetings were arranged:

• HFC - Accident prevention - Learning and changing from accident investigations - 14th and 15th of October 2015 in Trondheim (Invitation & Participants, Minutes of Meeting)
  Handouts: 0) Guest Lecture: A Guide to Human Factors in Accident Investigation and Safety Management (Introduction, Part 1, Part 2) - R.S. Bridger /Royal Navy; Intro om CIRIS/NTNU; 0B) Workshop: "Serious Play in participatory Human Factors" - R. Riedel /TU Chemnitz - SERIOUS PLAY starter Kit - Bøker - Whitepaper 1) Lessons Learned From the Severe Accident at Fukushima Daiichi - A. Yamaguchi /Univ. of Tokyo; 2) HF Experience transfers from Incidents - K. Gould /Statoil; 3) The SHT-metod: systematikk i havariundersøkelser - I. Ytrehus/Havarikommisjonen; 4) Undersøkelse av Human Factors fra en transportulykke - J. T. Mellem/Havarikommisjonen; 5) Accident prevention - Helikopter offshore vs onshore? R.J.Bye /Safetec; 6) Human Factors Research in Naval Safety: "Does safety culture matter?" R.S. Bridger/Royal Navy; 7) Combining event investigations with process risk analysis C. Rollenhagen/Vattenfall; 8) Organisational factors in accident investigations – PSA follow up J.E. Heggland/PTIL; 9) Creating readiness for change in large infra-structure projects based on experience feedback from in-depth accident investigations U. Kjellen/Statkraft; 10) Erfaring fra Kapteinsforum - Utvikling av sikkerhet O. Andersen/ Statoil; 11) Space Safety and Human Performance T. Sgobba / IAASS; 12) CIRiS tour presentation at N-USOC
• HFC - Training for unexpected and emergent situations - from design through evaluation of effects - 22nd and 23d of April 2015 in Bergen (Invitation, Participants, Minutes of meeting/Presentations). Individual presentations is documented in the Minutes of meeting/Presentations.
  
  Handouts: 0) G. Matthews Lecture: Task-induced fatigue, operator engagement and the control of attention; 1) Physiological Assessment - G. Matthews; 2) Designing effective training - D. Burkolter; 3) Training facilitate the unexpected - N. Wintermark; 4) Ledertrening - uventede situasjoner - J. Rolfsen; 5) Ombordtrening SMSC - K. J.Lysklett; 6) Simulator i beredskapsstrening - J. M. R. Josephsen; 7) Non-Technical Skills - R. Flin; 8) Operational training - A. B. Skjerve; 9) Maritim næring – D. Silkoset; 10) Black swans – A. Sebok; 11) LE Operations centre presentation

In 2014 the following meetings were arranged:

• Human Factors in Control 10 years: "Enabling new, safe and efficient operations": 15. & 16. October 2014 in Oslo -
   (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations). Individual presentations is documented in the Minutes of meeting/Presentations.
  Handouts: 0) Welcome and introduction; 1) HF forward - Hudson; 2) HF vellykkede operasjoner - Antonsen; 3) Safety I and Safety II - Hollnagel ; 4) Resilience in Space - Peldszus; 5) Poor HF focus - Sætren; 6) CCTV guidelines - Pikaar ; 7) HF in the 21th Century - Bjørkli; 8) Legacy of Jens Rasmussen - Andersen; 9) PSA human factors - Lauridsen & Heggland; 10) HFC operational barriers - Øie; 11) Operational training - Utvik; 12) HFC Course - Johnsen
  
  Material for CCTV - R. Pikaar "CCTV Research - Is there a need for spesific HF guidelines for oil & gas?" & see presentation 6) CCTV Guidelines.
  Draft version of guidelines "CCTV draft guidelines" and  " CCTV Literature review" is available for comments, to get a copy send eMail to HFC@sintef.no or Ruud.Pikaar@ErgoS.nl
  
  The NORSOK Group wanted to present at the HFC forum, attached: Material for the NORSOK Workshop: Annex A: General working environment activities (18 pages); Annex C: Human Factors activities (19 pages); Annex F: WE risk analysis (30 pages); NORSOK S002 - Ch. 6 Ch. 6 Design reqirements (13 pages). Results: Agenda for workshop, Comments from the NORSOK workshop as collated by HFS. (The NORSOK group is an independent group not associated with HFC).
   
• Human factors integration in new technology development. April 23-24, HFC user forum meeting in Halden (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations). Individual presentations is documented in the Minutes of meeting/Presentations.
  Handouts: 1 - Jamieson: New concepts for Human Interaction with Process Automation. 2 - Porathe HF in Remote Control of Unmanned Vessels. 3 - Lauvsnes: HF in Ivar Aasen. 4 - Stimpson: Human Factors in Control. 5 - Skare: Critical incidents in DP. 6 - CGM: The operator in focus. 7 - Biede: Airbus HF design. 8 - Thorogood: Drillers view of aviation. 9 - Ptil: Marine Incidents.

In 2013 the following meetings were arranged:

• Team dynamics in critical situations – Crew Resource Management. April 10-11, HFC user forum meeting in Bergen (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations). Individual presentations is documented in the Minutes of meeting/Presentations.
  Handouts: Bergen2013-Pikaar-handout.pdf, M rosen Bergen2013.pdf, Creating CRM Courses - April 2013.pdf, Practical application of HF in Well Control Training.pdf
• New ways of operations - what are other industries doing - challeges and experiences - October 16-17, HFC user forum meeting in Trondheim (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations). Individual presentations is documented in the Minutes of meeting/Presentations.
  Handouts: 1) Complex operations on the International Space Station, 3) Hvilken rolle har mennesket i framtidens boreprosess, 4) Minimizing human factors mishaps in unmanned aircraft systems, 6) Telemedisin i Statoil, 7) HF kurs ved NTNU, 8) Nye driftsformer i kjernekraft, 10) Distribuert kontroll av produksjon i olje og gass, 11) Guidelines and standards using Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) (Presentation)

 In 2012 the following meetings were arranged:

• Safety analysis and major accidents - how to include human and organisational elements. October 17-18, HFC user forum meeting in Halden (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations). Individual presentations is documented in the Minutes of meeting/Presentations.
  Report from IRIS: "Læring av hendelser i Statoil"
• Human Factors in an international perspective - May 9-10, HFC user forum meeting in Oslo (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)
  Papers G. Lamvik & al. Safety Management, Professional Culture, The Filipino Seafarer. Papers ABB: High-Octane Work, ABB review

In 2011 the following meetings were arranged:

• Human Factors in plant design, operations and maintenance - October 19-20, HFC user forum meeting in Trondheim (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files); - IAEA guidance on conduct of operations; - Office of Rail Regulation - Guidance on Competence Management Systems; - HSe video on tanker spill; - HSE human factors
• Visualization and interfaces - April 6-7, HFC user forum meeting in Oslo (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)

In 2010 the following meetings were arranged:

• Human and organizational factors in accident investigations - October 20-21 HFC user forum meeting in Stavanger (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)
• Future operations and control systems - April 21-22 HFC user forum meeting in Halden (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)

In 2009 the following meetings were arranged:

• Collaboration in distributed teams - October 21-22 HFC user forum meeting in Trondheim (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)
• Human Factor focus in design of working environment and working procedures - April 22-23, HFC user forum meeting (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)

In 2008 the following meetings were arranged:

• Error tolerance in complex settings - October 1-2 HFC user forum meeting in Oslo (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)
• Experiences from collaboration rooms - MTO collaboration in distributed teams - April 23-24 HFC user forum meeting in Stavanger (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)

In 2007 the following meetings were arranged:

• Human Factors in remote operations and learning from errors - October 17-18 HFC user forum meeting in Trondheim (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)
• Best HF pratices in control rooms and Integrated Operations - April 18-19 HFC user forum meeting in Halden (Invitation, HFC - kompetansekartlegging og diskusjon, Mastergrad samt kursforslag i Human Factors i petroleumsindustrien, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)

In 2006 the following meetings were arranged:

• HF Knowledge needs and experiences - October 2006 HFC user forum meeting in Trondheim at SINTEF Technology and Society (Invitation, Minutes of meeting/Presentations) (Pdf-files)
• HF experiences and challenges from ISO 11064 - 19/4/2006 and 20/4/2006 HFC user forum meeting in Halden at IFE (Invitation, Information about HFC forum, Presentations) (Pdf-files)

In 2005 the following meetings were arranged:

• HF challenges in future operations - 26/10/2005 and 27/10/2005 HFC user forum meeting in Trondheim at SINTEF Technology and Society (Invitation, Information about the HFC forum, Presentations) (Pdf-files)
• Establishing a broader Human Factors user forum - 27/4/2005 and 28/4/2005 CRIOP User meeting in Trondheim at SINTEF Technology and Society (Minutes of meeting, Presentations) (Pdf-files)

Annual accounts for 2005 here.

In 2004 the following meetings were arranged:

• 13/12/2004 at STATOIL in Stavanger (Minutes of meeting) (Pdf-file)
• 24/8/2004 at Norsk Hydro in Bergen. (Minutes of meeting) (Pdf-file)

To get in touch with the user group please contact Stig Ole Johnsen.