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

Annex 3 – HF Techniques, Methods and Tools2. Target Audience Description – Used to define and understand thevariability of size, reach envelope, movement space and visibility arc ofpersonnel that will use the workstation3. Task Syntheses / Role Definition – used to define the activities that theuser will perform at the workstation4. Layout Analysis & Link Analysis (workstation) – This will be used todetermine the position of the controls and display relevant to position of theuser.Workstation design is an essential part of the equipment design process andfailure to consider the appropriate Human Factors aspects will increase theprobability of providing users with a inefficient, uncomfortable and dissatisfyingwork environment with adverse health and safety impacts. Workstations areoutlined during the Assessment phase of the lifecycle, design during theDemonstration phase utilising techniques such as synthetic user modelling,workstation mock-ups and prototyping.• Advantages• Workstation Design is easy to implement.• Workspace analysis is a very quick technique to perform, offering animmediately useful output.• Workspace analysis be applied to paper diagrams of the workstation /interface under analysis.• The output provided by the technique is immediately useful, offering aredesign of the workstation under analysis based an understanding of thetasks to be performed and the end users.• Disadvantages• The output of the technique is very limited i.e. it only caters for layout. Itdoes not take into account human error and workload.• If an initial task analysis is required, application time can rise dramatically.• Conducting a workstation analysis for complex systems may be verydifficult and time consuming.A3.11.4Environmental DesignThe purpose of environmental design is to ensure that all relevant environmentalfactors are considered and are contained within acceptable limits (upper andlower) to humans.Factors to be considered as part of environmental design include, but are notlimited to, ship motion, noise and vibration, temperature, lighting, atmosphericcontaminants, radiation and waste disposal. Appropriate thresholdsencompassing the range and variability for each factor should be defined basedMay 2006 Page A3-107 Issue 4