The level and quality of process safety management determines the success of an organization. Process Safety Academy aims, with this 4-day Specialized Course, to provide professionals with the essentials and practical insights related to Human and Organizational Factors in the Process Industry. This course is not only concentrating on making a correct diagnosis, but also offers practical solutions and workshops on preventing incidents due to human and organizational factors.
The lectures are taught by academics and specialists in their discipline. This course is an integral part of the Master of Safety Engineering at KU Leuven.
5-6 / 8-9 December 2022
PROGRAMME (will be confirmed soon) :
Day 1: Monday 5 December 2022
Morning session:
The human information processing system: a computational model (Prof. Dr. Peter De Graef (KU Leuven))
Afternoon session:
Cognitive ergonomics : a primer (Prof. Dr. Peter De Graef (KU Leuven))
Day 2: Tuesday 6 December 2022
Morning session:
Safety Differently (Prof. Dr. Sidney Dekker (Griffith University))
How to apply in practice ? (Pieter Geysen, Safety specialist (Gunvor))
Afternoon session:
Effective approaches to behaviour change in industry (MSc. Raphaël Waxin (Senior Coordinator Safety Culture, HSE Division Total))
Day 3: Thursday 8 December 2022
Morning session:
Memory and decision-making (Prof. Dr. Peter De Graef (KU Leuven))
Afternoon session:
Human factors and errors in incident investigation (Dr. Elaine J Skilling, MSc MIEHF C.Erg HF HM Specialist Inspector (Human Factors Engineer))
Day 4: Friday 9 December 2022
Morning session
Psychometrics and future neuro-ergonomics (Prof. Dr. Peter De Graef (KU Leuven))
Just culture and the aviation industry (MSc. Rudy Pont (Captain A32B, Brussels Airlines))
Afternoon session
Wearables for Stress Management (Nele De Wite & Tom Van Daele, Expertise Unit Psychology, Technology & Society at Thomas University of Applied Sciences)
Immersive training and nudging for industry (Geoffrey Hamon, CoE VR/AR Manager at HoWest University of Applied Sciences)
