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Written by Ian Nimmo and John Moscatelli, published in Chemical Processing - July 2005. Article describes impacts on a console operator’s workload and recommends the best methodology and operating procedures for determining proper staffing levels based on job complexity, loop count, process disturbances, and graphics.
Mandated Human Error Controls in the USA, written by Ian Nimmo, published August 2001, discusses a new approach to safety breaking the traditional barriers of people, organizations and culture, and puts control engineer back in the driving seat for determining performance improvements, optimizing control algorithms, people, and the way they interface with technology.
Written by Ian Nimmo, published in Hydrocarbon Engineering - January 2005. Article discusses refurbishment projects and best methodologies and standards for making the changes such as Study of Management Systems, i.e., people and performance systems; Ergonomic Design of Operating desks or Consoles; Human Computer Interface, Alarm Management, and Design of Control Rooms.
Written by Ian Nimmo, presented as Keynote presentation May of 2005 at the World Batch Forum. This paper discusses a new approach to safety, breaking the traditional barriers of people, organizations and culture and puts the control engineer back in the driving seat for determining performance improvements, optimizing control algorithms, people, and the way they interface with technology.
