Competence Assessment for the Hazardous Industries

Within the hnman factors literature, the concept of competencies has received most attention from the point of view of team competencies, particularly within the aviation domain (i.e., flight crew competencies) with regard to the development of flight crew training programs. A brief overview of the hnman factors literature on competencies is presented below. 

The HSE (2007a) snggests that for individuals to be competent, they need the qnali-fications, experience, and qnalities appropriate to their dnties, including  

In terms of what actually comprises individual operator competencies, the majority of the human factors literature focuses on competencies as comprising the KSAs required for task performance. Moving into the process control domain, Pascual, Mills, and Henderson (2001) proposed the following set of generic, hypothetical control room operator competencies  

Good knowledge of drills and procedures Ability to operate control equipment accurately An understanding of the theory and application of the control process An understanding of the safety aspects of control room operations The ability to make appropriate decisions The ability to assess situations accurately The ability to deal with stress and pressure 

The ability to ensure that team goals, roles, and responsibilities are understood 

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Competence assessment for the hazardous industries RR086 HSE Books 2003 ISBN 0 7176 2167 7... 

Source Adapted from Wright, M. et al., Competence Assessment for the Hazardous Industries Research Report 0 6, HSE Books, London, 2003. 

WrighL M.S, Turner, D., and Horbury, C. (2003). Competence Assessment for the Hazardous Industries, Research Report 086. London HSE Books. 

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