Stress levels associated with huet - Opito

Stress due to exits
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Acknowledgements
Grateful thanks are offered to those members of the offshore workforce and training staff who
freely gave their time to complete questionnaires. Thanks also go to Dr Andrew Goodge and Dr
Wendy Doig who commented on the medical aspects of HUET training.
About the author:
Susan Coleshaw (PhD, BSc, FErgS) is an independent research consultant working in the field of
offshore, marine and aviation safety. Her background is in human applied physiology. Specialist
interests include cold-water survival, helicopter underwater escape, personal protective equipment
and human performance in emergency situations. Major projects have included a study of stress in
survival course trainees, an investigation of the human factors associated with escape from a sidefloating
helicopter and a review of the benefits and disadvantages of using emergency breathing
systems.
She currently holds an honorary position as a Visiting Fellow of Cranfield University and is a Fellow
of the Ergonomics Society. She is Chairman of the BSI committee and a member of the European
(CEN) Technical Committee responsible for lifejacket and immersion suit standards. Clients
include the Health and Safety Executive, the Civil Aviation Authority, the European Commission,
equipment manufacturers and offshore operators.
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