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Human Reliability Associates
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Human Factors Consultancy. Est. 1982.
Specialists in Human Factors Risk Management, SHERPA, HFCTR, SCTA across sectors, e.g. Process Safety (COMAH), Pharma, Healthcare, Defence, Medical Device Design, and Transport.
Reliability prevents failure.
Resilience helps us recover from it.
SCTA can strengthen both.

If you’re thinking about organisational learning or how SCTA fits beyond COMAH, this might be a helpful read.

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#humanfactors #SCTA #resilienceengineering #reliabilityengineering
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
On March 6, 1987, the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized in just 4 minutes after leaving Zeebrugge, killing 193 people. The immediate cause was clear – sailing with bow doors open. But the real lessons lie deeper.

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#SafetyCritical #HumanFactors #RiskAssessment #ProcessSafety
Learning from the Herald of Free Enterprise Disaster
SCTA in Reverse: Learning from the Herald of Free Enterprise Disaster. Part one of a trilogy of blogs.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is the final instalment in our trilogy of blogs on meeting the paper and board industry's 2025 Human Factors Objectives – Getting Started with SCTA.

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#PABIAC #HumanFactors #PaperIndustry #ProcessSafety #SCTA #SafetyManagement
October 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We're excited to announce a free public webinar launching HRA's SCTA Health Check - a simple tool that scores your site's SCTA capabilities in just 30 minutes.

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#ProcessSafety #HumanFactors #SCTA #SafetyManagement #COMAH
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎯 Meeting PABIAC's Human Factors Objectives (Part 3) - Getting Started with SCTA

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💡 Our PABIAC Human Factors guide synthesizes approaches from multiple industries - available for download.

#PABIAC #HumanFactors #PaperIndustry #ProcessSafety #SCTA #SafetyManagement
August 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
July 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A fascinating case study explores how "Shared Mental Models" - a concept proven in aviation and military operations - can transform surgical team performance.

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#HealthcareSafety #TeamPerformance #PatientSafety #SurgicalTeams #SharedMentalModels
July 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Using the 2005 Stockwell shooting as a case study, this blog demonstrates how major incidents rarely result from single failures, but rather from the alignment of multiple systemic weaknesses across five stages.

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#SafetyCulture #IncidentInvestigation #HumanFactors #SystemicAnalysis
July 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
📢 The 7 Deadly Sins of SCTA Implementation: Bridging the Gap Between Training and Practice.
After decades of supporting organisations, we've noticed that even with great training, implementation often stalls.

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#HumanFactors #SCTA #ProcessSafety #SafetyCulture #RiskManagement
The 7 Deadly Sins of SCTA Implementation
The 7 Deadly Sins of SCTA Implementation: pitfalls that mean HF programmes stall and prevent SCTA programs from delivering their full value
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May 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM