Human Centered Solutions

Workshop Announcement

Building Situation Awareness

An Operator Training Workshop

Understanding Situation Awareness

Situation Awareness Failure Modes

Situation Awareness Practices

Troubleshooting Techniques

Upset Response Protocol

Team Practice Excercises

100% of the operators who have participated in a HCS Building Situation Awareness workshop recommend that all operators receive this training.

Download .pdf for more information.

Contact Charles Bloom to learn how you could arrange for operator training at your site: cbloom@applyHCS.com.

Our vision is to dramatically transform the nature of plant operations, improve the effectiveness of the business, and enhance the quality of life of the people who staff it.

Our mission is to apply human factors principles and human-centered design methodologies to optimize the influence of culture, organizational structures, management systems and use of technology on operator and plant performance. In addition, we strive to pioneer advances in effective application design and operations practices and transition these innovations into the plant operations environment.

Our values include improving the safety of the industrial work environment, establishing a collaborative work atmosphere with our customers and colleagues, maintaining high integrity in all relationships, and striving for a balanced, high quality of life.

HMI Development Products

The HCS Advanced Operator Interface™ solution features a suite of user interface elements and techniques that embody effective human factors principles that have been demonstrated to improve console operator performance. Key features of the advanced design approach include:

Multi-level, simultaneous views of increasing plant detail
Linked navigation
Controlled window management
Integrated trending
Integrated alarm information into graphics and navigation
Context sensitive access to additional information

Download .pdf for more information.

Seminar Announcement

Designing Effective HMIs

A Developer's Seminar

Understand Principles of Good Design

Learn about the ASM® Guidelines for Effective Display Design

Host a one-day seminar presented by the authors of the ASM Consortium Guidelines on Effective Display Design.

This seminar will provide the participant with a basic understanding of human factors principles, industry guidelines, and their application to the design of the console operator’s HMI.

In addition, the participant will learn how to incorporate human-centered development techniques into all phases of their HMI project to ensure a successful outcome.

Contact Peter Bullemer to learn how you could arrange for a seminar at your site: pbullemer @applyHCS.com.

The HCS Alarm Sounds for Multi-Console Control Rooms™ feature a suite of console-specific alarm sounds that simultaneously differentiate between console locations as well as alarm priority. The HCS Alarm Sounds for Multi-Console Control Rooms™ have been designed using effective human factors principles with respect to human audition and hearing. In addition, the HCS Alarm Sounds for Multi-Console Control Rooms™ have been operator-evaluated for both the initial design parameters as well as the in-use effectiveness.

Download .pdf for more information.


		Workshop Announcement Building Situation Awareness An Operator Training Workshop Understanding Situation Awareness Situation Awareness Failure Modes Situation Awareness Practices Troubleshooting Techniques Upset Response Protocol Team Practice Excercises 100% of the operators who have participated in a HCS Building Situation Awareness workshop recommend that all operators receive this training. Download .pdf for more information. Contact Charles Bloom to learn how you could arrange for operator training at your site: cbloom@applyHCS.com.
	Our vision is to dramatically transform the nature of plant operations, improve the effectiveness of the business, and enhance the quality of life of the people who staff it. Our mission is to apply human factors principles and human-centered design methodologies to optimize the influence of culture, organizational structures, management systems and use of technology on operator and plant performance. In addition, we strive to pioneer advances in effective application design and operations practices and transition these innovations into the plant operations environment. Our values include improving the safety of the industrial work environment, establishing a collaborative work atmosphere with our customers and colleagues, maintaining high integrity in all relationships, and striving for a balanced, high quality of life.
HMI Development Products The HCS Advanced Operator Interface™ solution features a suite of user interface elements and techniques that embody effective human factors principles that have been demonstrated to improve console operator performance. Key features of the advanced design approach include: Multi-level, simultaneous views of increasing plant detail Linked navigation Controlled window management Integrated trending Integrated alarm information into graphics and navigation Context sensitive access to additional information Download .pdf for more information.			Seminar Announcement Designing Effective HMIs A Developer's Seminar Understand Principles of Good Design Learn about the ASM® Guidelines for Effective Display Design Host a one-day seminar presented by the authors of the ASM Consortium Guidelines on Effective Display Design. This seminar will provide the participant with a basic understanding of human factors principles, industry guidelines, and their application to the design of the console operator’s HMI. In addition, the participant will learn how to incorporate human-centered development techniques into all phases of their HMI project to ensure a successful outcome. Contact Peter Bullemer to learn how you could arrange for a seminar at your site: pbullemer @applyHCS.com.
	The HCS Alarm Sounds for Multi-Console Control Rooms™ feature a suite of console-specific alarm sounds that simultaneously differentiate between console locations as well as alarm priority. The HCS Alarm Sounds for Multi-Console Control Rooms™ have been designed using effective human factors principles with respect to human audition and hearing. In addition, the HCS Alarm Sounds for Multi-Console Control Rooms™ have been operator-evaluated for both the initial design parameters as well as the in-use effectiveness. Download .pdf for more information.