Liv Systems is an independent Human Factors consultancy that applies Psychology and Ergonomics to make products and services that are safe and easy to use. Our mission is to tame technology and provide meaningful, safe, and enriching circumstances for the general public and people at work.
The company was founded in 2007 and since that time has conducted over 100 projects in safety-related industries such as healthcare, transport, and power generation.
Liv Systems recognises the significant impact that our clients make for the public good, the importance of sustainability in our activities and creating shared value within the wider global community. In our own small way, we contribute to addressing social problems that intersect and resonate with our mission. Every time we open or close a client project, we contribute to sustainable healthcare projects through the B1G1 Business for Good platform.
Courses
Introduction to Human Factors Integration
3-day In-Company Course
This programme can be run at your premises and adapted to your organisation’s specific requirements. Contact us if you would like to discuss this further.
Who should attend?
If your role involves purchasing, assessing, or designing medical equipment, then this course has been designed for you.
Why attend?
This training course will provide you with the tools and techniques necessary to be proactive about potential Human Factors issues, and identify, address, and resolve them before it is too late.
What does the course cover?
The three-day course has the following modules:
- Introduction to Human Factors Engineering
- International Standards and Human Factors Requirements
- Writing a Human Factors Engineering Plan
- Managing the Human Factors Issues Register
- Human Factors Analysis and Design
- Human Factors Verification and Validation
The course is delivered by a chartered Human Factors and Ergonomics Specialist with many years of experience in carrying out Human Factors assessments.
On completion, you will be able to:
- Understand the role and contribution of Human Factors to overall system performance and safety;
- Identify the people-related constraints and objectives associated with a particular project scope;
- Write and maintain a plan to address the people-related constraints and objectives;
- Integrate this plan and its activities into the wider project programme; and,
- Demonstrate the extent to which Human Factors Requirements have been met.
Use Error Identification, Analysis, and Reduction
2-day In-Company Course
This programme can be run at your premises and adapted to your organisation’s specific requirements. Contact us if you would like to discuss this further.
Who should attend?
If your role involves purchasing, assessing, or designing medical equipment, then this course has been designed for you.
Why attend?
This course aims to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and methods to identify errors that may occur in the use of medical equipment (usability FMEA). Based on this, we will provide you with some tools and techniques on how to approach error reduction and management.
What does the course cover?
The two-day course has the following modules:
- Introduction to Use Error Analysis
- Task description for use error analysis
- Use error identification (usability FMEA)
- Use error analysis
- Error likelihood estimation
- Use error reduction and management
The course is delivered by a chartered Human Factors and Ergonomics Specialist with many years of experience in carrying out Human Factors assessments.
At the end of this course you will to able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of Use Error
- Understand where Use Error fits into the Safety Assurance lifecycle
- Use different techniques for Use Error Identification
- Analyse use errors and estimate error likelihoods
- Specify appropriate and effective error reduction strategies
- Integrate estimated use error into a wider safety / HF assessment
To learn more please contact us on +44 117 230 2090 or info@liv-systems.com.
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