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Improving maintenance - a guide to reducing human error.

Title Improving maintenance - a guide to reducing human error.
Author HSE
Publisher HSE Books
Date of Publication 2000
Length 74 pages
ISBN 0717618188
Price Exc. VAT £16.00
VAT Rate 0%
Product Type Hard Copy
Format Paper
Abstract This guidance has been written for managers, engineers and others, such as supervisors, team leaders and health and safety personnel, who are: responsible for, or involved in, the management of maintenance within their organisation; and who are concerned with the performance of people undertaking maintenance activities. This guidance is designed to be used in organisations of all sizes, and should particularly benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whose in-house resources may be limited. It also provides practical advice and tools for improving the quality and maintenance activities through the reduction of human error. Contents: Foreward; Introduction; Maintenance risks; Human performance in maintenance; Assessment method; Maintenance management issues. Includes examples of an incident review; Workforce questionnaire; Ranking priority issues and a worked example of an incident review.
Keywords Guidance; Safety policy; Resource allocation; Roles and responsibilities; Communication; Change management; Organisational learning; Procedures; Work design; Shift work; Handover; Competence; Teamwork; Supervisor effectiveness; Environmental factors; Design; Maintenance performance.


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