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When asked by the expert about the contractor’s human factors skills, the
licensee replied “The contractor wasn’t up to scratch at the start. But it has
since set up a team consisting of an engineer and a human factors expert with
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Once again, validation aspects were discussed:
– Human factors expert: How are design choices validated?
– The licensee: The operators are involved in the iteration. Interactions
between operators and designers seem to us to be the most efficient process
with simulation scenarios. It’s essential to validation and training.
At the end of meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours, the coordinator
and the human factors expert shared their initial impressions:
– Human factors ...