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April 2012www.sname.org/sname/mt Fitted with a ?ight deck and hangar for the navys Seasprite SH2G helicopter, Wellington can conduct helicopter operations in conditions up to sea state 5. r G V M M D P N Q M J B O D F P G T U B J S X B Z T W F S U J D B M M B E E F S T B O E handrails r J E F O U J ê D B U J P O B O E F M J N J O B U J P O P G I F B E T I P V M E F S B O E knee knockers, and tripping hazards r J E F O U J ê D B U J P O P G T V J U B C M F M P D B U J P O T G P S T B G F U Z T I P X F S T and eyewash stations r T B G F B D D F T T U P ê S F B O E H B T E F U F D U P S T G P S N B J O U F O B O D F and calibration r Q M B D F N F O U P G G J S F G J H I U J O H F R V J Q N F O U I P T F S F F M T and portable equipment) where it is easy to access and operate r F B T Z B O E T B G F B D D F T T U P G S F F G B M M M J G F C P B U T Material handling HFE specialists participated in material handling studies during detail design and construction including material handling equipment design. is resulted in the provision of suitable xed and mobile material handling equip- ment (including two main pedestal cranes, bridge cranes, monorails, mobile jib cranes, location of lifting padeyes, and trolleys), material handling routes, and laydown areas. e laydown area for food containers and the loca- tion and layout of food storage areas also ensure proper manual material handling of food provisions. Construction yard surveys HFE professionals conducted regular HFE site surveys in the DSME shipyard in South Korea during the con- struction phase of the project to assess compliance with HFE criteria (identify HFE discrepancies and ensure compliance with the project HFE criteria). e surveys also enabled identication of any problems that were not identified during drawing reviews or electronic modeling walkthroughs, and review of last- minute changes that may create safety, operability, or accessibility problems. Pictures were taken of each HFE discrepancy, recorded, and formally transmitted to the contractor for correction. Followup site surveys were conducted on a regular basis with the contractor to inspect corrections performed by the contractor and the reports were closed out. Safety signage and labeling HFE professionals designed and implemented the pipe marking system and also worked closely with the con- tractor to develop a facility safety signage and labeling program. Regular site surveys were conducted to identify tagging and labeling noncompliance and to conrm the locations for safety signs. MTTheo de Koker is a human factors engineer with Chevron Energy Tech- nology Company in Houston, Texas. The Agbami FPSO vessel is tied back to subsea wells via ?exible risers and static and dynamic umbilicals with gas injection and peripheral water injection. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HFE ISSUES IN OFFSHORE FACILITIES, CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES. Kevin P. McSweeney, Theo de Koker, and Gerry Miller, A Human Factors Engineering Implementation Program Used on Oshore Installations,? American Society of Naval Engineers, Naval Engineers Journal, 2008.H. Rensink, Return on investment in use of human factors in oshore systems,? 2nd International Workshop on Human Factors in Oshore Operations, 2002. International Ergonomics Association, What is ergonomics, www.iea.cc More Information