Human Factors Awareness

For managers, supervisors, and operational personnel working in high-risk environments
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Course Overview

Duration: 1 day
Delivery method: In-house | Open course | Virtual

The Human Factors Awareness course provides practical human factors training to help organisations understand how people, systems, and environments interact to influence performance and safety. It focuses on the role of human behaviour in high-risk operations and how errors can occur, even in well-designed systems.

By building awareness of human factors, the course supports organisations in reducing the likelihood of incidents, improving decision-making, and strengthening safety culture. It provides a foundation for recognising performance-influencing factors and taking proactive steps to manage them effectively.

Key Benefits for your Organisation

  • Improve understanding of how human behaviour impacts safety and performance
  • Reduce the likelihood of human error and operational incidents
  • Strengthen safety culture by promoting awareness and accountability
  • Improve decision-making and communication in high-risk environments
  • Support the identification and management of performance-influencing factors

Course details

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By completing this course, participants will:

  • Understand the principles of human factors and their impact on safety and performance
  • Recognise common causes of human error and how they can be prevented
  • Identify performance-influencing factors within their own working environment
  • Understand the relationship between human factors, systems, and organisational culture
  • Apply practical approaches to reduce error and improve reliability

This course is designed for individuals working in high-risk environments where human performance plays a critical role, including:

  • Managers and supervisors responsible for operational performance
  • Operators and technicians working in safety-critical roles
  • Safety, health, and environmental professionals
  • Anyone involved in improving safety culture and reducing human error

It is particularly relevant for organisations operating in high-hazard and regulated industries.

The course is delivered using a practical, engaging approach to help participants understand and apply human factors principles in real-world situations.

Delivery includes:

  • A one-day structured training programme combining theory and practical examples
  • Case studies and interactive discussions to explore real-world scenarios
  • Activities designed to identify performance-influencing factors and human error risks
  • Practical guidance on improving behaviours, communication, and decision-making

Open Course: £420 per delegate

In-house delivery: from £2525

All prices exclude VAT. Final cost will depend on delivery format, location, and group size. Contact us for more information.

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Why Choose Cogent Skills?

Trusted expertise to protect your operations and reputation.

20+ years supporting high hazard industries
Flexible training delivered onsite or online
Delivered by subject matter experts from industry
97% feel organisation is safer after training
Over 25,000 professionals trained globally
Facilitator of the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board
Training recognised as best practice by HSE
Support development of Process Safety training standards for industry
Cogent understood our needs very quickly and offered exactly the right approach for our Human Factors journey, which continues to deliver success
Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Head of Safety

Available Course Dates

Human Factors Awareness

1 day course

For Hazard industry leaders and management who not only need to understand more about Human Factors / Competence Management and it’s relevance to process safety on a COMAH site, but also need to understand how to comply to HSE’s Human Factors regulatory requirements.

18 June 2026 North East

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