Get 50% off with the coupon code COUPON50Implementing Human Factors in Manufacturing
- Tuesday
- June
- 24
- 2025
Ginette Collazo Overview:
This course on Implementing Human Factors in Manufacturing provides a comprehensive overview of how to integrate human factors principles into manufacturing processes to reduce errors, improve safety and quality, and enhance operational efficiency.
Participants will learn about the types and causes of human errors, ergonomic design principles, human-machine interface optimization, and effective strategies for fostering a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Through interactive workshops, case studies, and practical applications, attendees will gain the tools needed to conduct human factors assessments, design effective training programs, and develop actionable plans for sustainable improvement in their organizations.
Why should you Attend:
Attending this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to identify and mitigate human errors that can lead to costly mistakes, safety and quality incidents, and inefficiencies in manufacturing.
By understanding and applying human factors principles, you'll be able to design safer, more intuitive work environments, enhance team performance, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This course is essential for anyone looking to improve operational excellence, reduce risk, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Whether you're a manager, engineer, safety officer, or part of a continuous improvement team, you'll leave with actionable insights and strategies to make your workplace safer and more productive.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Understanding Human Factors: Definition and Importance
- What are Human Factors?
- Why are they critical in manufacturing?
- Historical perspective and evolution of human factors.
- Fundamental Principles of Human Factors
- Cognitive ergonomics
- Physical ergonomics
- Organizational ergonomics
- Human Factors and Regulatory Requirements
- Overview of relevant standards and regulations (e.g., OSHA, ISO 45001, FDA guidelines)
- Human Error in Manufacturing
- Types and Root Causes of Human Errors
- Human Error Models and Theories
- Human Error Risk Assessment
- Conducting error risk assessments
- Tools and techniques for identifying and mitigating human errors
- Human Factors Engineering
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and Interaction and Automation
- Strategies for Implementing Human Factors
- Culture
- Continuous Improvement
- Training and Development
- Metrics and measurements for effectiveness
Who Will Benefit:
- Manufacturing Managers
- Supervisors
- Engineers
- Quality Assurance Professionals
- Safety Officers
- Human Resources
- Continuous Improvement Teams
Speaker Profile
Ginette Collazo, Ph. D. is an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist with 20 years of experience that specializes in Engineering Psychology and Human Reliability, disciplines that study the interaction between human behavior and productivity. She has held positions leading training and human reliability programs in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturing Industry.
Nine years ago, Dr. Collazo established Human Error Solutions (HES), a Florida based boutique consulting firm, where she has been able to position herself as one of the few Human Error Reduction Experts in the world. HES, led by Dr. Collazo, developed a unique methodology for human error investigations, cause determination, CA-PA development and effectiveness that has been implemented and proven amongst different industries globally. This scientific method has been applied in critical quality situations and workplace accidents.
She is the author of the book Human Error: Root Cause Determination Model, published in 2008. She is also a speaker at significant events like Interphex, FDAnews Annual Conference, Global Conference on Process Safety, International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, and of course, Pharmaceutical Industry Association.