Citation

Pikaar RN. Work 2012; 41(Suppl 1): 2845-2852.

Affiliation

ErgoS Engineering & Ergonomics, P.O. Box 267, NL 7500 AG, Enschede, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/WOR-2012-0533-2845

PMID

22317150

Abstract

Process operators supervise and control complex processes. To enable the operator to do an adequate job, instrumentation and process control engineers need to address several related topics, such as console design, information design, navigation, and alarm management. In process control upgrade projects, usually a 1:1 conversion of existing graphics is proposed. This paper suggests another approach, efficiently leading to a reduced number of new powerful process graphics, supported by a permanent process overview displays. In addition a road map for structuring content (process information) and conventions for the presentation of objects, symbols, and so on, has been developed. The impact of the human factors engineering approach on process control upgrade projects is illustrated by several cases.

Language: en