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Human Factors Engineering

Abalto applies our knowledge of physical ergonomics, cognitive psychology, human behaviour and engineering to evaluate systems, individuals, teams and equipment to improve the performance and well-being of individuals understanding their interactions with equipment.

Our Numbers

18

Total Projects Executed

21560

Total Person Hours

1245400

Total Contracts Value ($)

Executing projects in Control & Automation Systems for over 30 years covering the full life cycle from Concept to Design, Engineering, Contruction, Commissioning, Start-up and Process Optimisation has resulted in diverse experience and us delivering real value to our customers.   We look forward to working with you to delivering your requirements.

Abalto applies our knowledge of physical ergonomics, cognitive psychology, human behaviour and engineering to evaluate systems, individuals, teams and equipment to improve the performance and well-being of individuals understanding their interactions with equipment.

Our approach prioritises the human element to complement the wider technical approach or system and therefore we are able to identify and mitigate a range of human related issues helping to avoid costly rework or redesign, supporting behavioural change and improving human-system interactions.

Our consultants who are Chartered Members of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (MCIEHF) having a combination of engineering background and consultancy skills to assist companies to manage their risks in a sensible and cost effective way working mainly in hazardous industries including the oil, gas, chemical, power and steel manufacture.

We have provided HFE consultancy to a very long list of clients including Shell, BP, Centrica, Scottish and Southern Energy, Flogas, Millennium Chemicals, Tata Steel, Corus, Ensus, Lucite, Ineos, Maersk, Petrofac, Siemens, Huntsman, Veolia, Pfizer, Dragon LNG, Novartis, ConocoPhillips, Dow Corning, Kemira, OMV, Qatar Gas, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Saudi Aramco.

We have also worked with contractors and consultancies including MMI Engineering, ESR Technology, Human Engineering (Lloyd’s Register), Risktech, Entec, Human Reliability, WS Atkins, Fluor, Costain, Jacobs Engineering, Monaco Engineering Solutions (MES), Tebodin, Worley Parsons, Al Hassan, Wilde Analysis, Larson and Toubro, Wilde Analysis.

  • Conduct Design Review Facilitation
  • Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.
  • Provide technical support to clients through activities such as rearranging workplace fixtures to reduce physical hazards or discomfort.
  • Integrate human factors requirements into operational hardware.
  • Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards.
  • Design or evaluate human work systems using ergonomic principles to optimise usability, cost, quality, safety and performance.
  • Prepare reports and presentations summarising results or conclusions of human factors engineering.
  • Design Review Facilitation
  • Task & Human Error Analysis
  • Human Factors Engineering (HFE)
  • Control Rooms Design Evaluation
  • Alarm Management & Rationalisation
  • Staffing Assessments
  • Shift Handover
  • Emergency Management
  • Incident Analysis
  • Risk & Safety Management
  • Procedures Design
  • Shift Patterns Design

Projects

  • PDO Yibal Compression HFE Design Review
  • PDO SNGP HFE Design Review
  • PDO Ghaba North HFE Design Review
  • PDO Amin Water Injection HFE Design Review
  • PDO Yibal Y3DC 3rd Stage Depletion HFE Design Review
  • PDO Zauliyah Gas Plant HFE Design Review