MAP-01-011 HFI Technical Guide - Human Factors Integration ...

Chapter 13 – Habitability and Internal Environment13.3.3.9 Assess Workstation EnvironmentPurposeTo assess the effect of environmental conditions at workstations.Inputs • Environmental specifications.• Actual environmentMethodsStepsNot Identified.The following assessments are conducted at each of theworkstations:• Variability and range of each ambient environmental factor(lighting, noise, vibration, shock, ship motion forces/accelerations, temperature and humidity, air quality and flow,radiation level) at each workstation.• Effectiveness of environmental monitoring, self-regulationand control of ambient conditions at each workstation.• Effect of ambient and task-specific environmental factors onoperator task performance at each workstation.• Effectiveness of local workstation environmental controls,e.g. lighting.• Effect of ambient and task-specific conditions on theperformance, comfort, fatigue and health of personnelconducting operational tasks at each workstation.OutputsAssessments of the actual range of ambient and task-specificenvironmental factors, the effectiveness of environmentalcontrols and the effect on personnel at each workstation.HFI ActivitiesNov 2006 Page 13-37 Issue 4