ARE YOU CONSIDERING HUMAN FACTORS DURING YOUR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION?

 An ammonia leak occurred in the machinery room of an unoccupied arena. An employee was attempting to add oil to an ammonia compressor when he observed a leak (fill hose was not attached). Approximately 200 lbs ammonia was released.
Qualified person was trained, but with minimal experience in this procedure. No written procedure was available, and an error occurred while executing the procedure. The shut-off valve type (wrench-operated,
mufti-turn, no position indicator) added complexities to the process.

Source: British Columbia Safety Authority 

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Are you identifying human factors in HAZOP studies?

On 6.9.19, at Amsterdam airport, a Boeing 737, aircraft was taxiing in a northerly direction on taxiway Charlie to runway 18C when it received take-off clearance for that runway. The flight crew then drove on taxiway Delta in a southerly direction and commenced the take-off. Air traffic control noticed this and instructed the crew to stop immediately. The crew aborted the take-off run and taxied back to the start of runway 18C, after which the aircraft took off uneventfully.
Source:Quaterly aviation report, Dutch Safety Board, July-September 2019

Are you identifying human factors in HAZOP studies?