Human factors and ergonomics in energy, manufacturing and service sectors of digital age

Expert videos and articles on human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing, energy and service sectors that go through digital transformation. They cover issues relevant to control room design, engineering, safety and health.

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Here, our control room design experts, working in close co-operation with human factor engineers, research institutions, system suppliers and system integrators, share with you their knowledge and provide insights on how to empower and motivate control room operators to work in harmony with the latest technology.

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Expert articles and videos

Tarkett enhances operator wellbeing - with advanced ABB control room desks
Process Operation 4.0
Process Operation 4.0 Impact of Digitalization on how industrial processes are operated in future
The control room of the future Testimonial from Dow Chemicals
How to enhance control room operator capacities
How to enhance control room operator capacities With IoT technologies, operators will have a more predictive role, bringing big cost savings with their decisions and inputs.
How to attract generation "G" to 24/7 control rooms
How to attract generation "G" to 24/7 control rooms Gamers are up to 25 % faster at making a correct decision when faced with screen based problem solving tasks
How to reduce shift work employee turnover - control room designer's tips
How to reduce shift work employee turnover - control room designer's tips Retention problems cause companies to invest vast resources in rehiring and training operators for complex 24/7 processes
Safety by design - 24/7 control room perspective
Safety by design - 24/7 control room perspective Actions (or sometimes the lack of action) of system users have been actual pre-cursors to countless accidents, some including fatalities
VIDEO: The Control Room Transformation Make a real difference with state-of-the-art designs helping operators interpret and respond to time-sensitive information quickly and effectively
Infographic: Reasons to invest in your control room
Infographic: Reasons to invest in your control room Control room operators make hundreds of decisions every working day - decisions that have a great impact on productivity, quality, and safety
VIDEO: Maximizing Operator Effectiveness In the Control Room

ABB recognizes the Dow Chemical Company with “Control Room of the Year” award

Extended Operator Workplace comparison with sight angle ergonomic standards

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