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Human Factors

The leading skills body for Competence (which includes Human Factors) and Regulatory Compliance within high-hazard industries.

courses designed by industry for industry

Training course key aims are to:
• Help worldwide high hazard industries keep their ‘License to Operate’
• Align your business with the COMAH Competent Authority’s Operational Delivery Guide – Inspecting Human Factors at COMAH Establishments
• Improve business’ operational integrity, safety and reduce the risk of a Major Accident.
• Ensure that your workforce competence management, process safety compliance and existing systems are fit for purpose.

WHO IS IT FOR?

High Hazard Board level leaders, Directors and other senior managers responsible for the prevention and management of human failures, compliance to COSHH5, COMAH / SEVESO III and high hazard sites’ Human Factors regulatory requirements

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Designed by industry – for industry. 
Our courses are recognised as good practice by the HSE’s ‘Understanding COMAH: The Performance and Recognition Framework.

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Key:

PSMCPB Approved
Regulatory Standard
Human Factors Awareness for High Hazard Industry
Human Factors Awareness – 1 Day Who is it for? Hazard industry…
Human Factors Management Systems
Develop a proportional approach to analysing human performance and identifying the potential…
Human Factors Review
Human Factors Review
Train YOUR Trainer
A highly interactive workshop for building confidence in delivering training and facilitating…
OECD Process Safety Leadership Benchmarking
OECD Process Safety Leadership Benchmarking

An Overview

All Human Factors training courses have been approved by expert panels and meet the relevant awarding body or industry standard. Content has been developed by rigorously vetted, subject matter experts (accredited Chartered Human Factors Practitioners (C.ErgHF) - who have benchmarked content to COMAH / SEVESO III competence and compliance requirements against:

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To read: Case studies from recent Competence Management client projects

VITA Comfort

National Grid

Lanxess (formerly Emerald Kalama Chemical)

"We engaged Cogent Skills are the start of our Human Factors journey as our competent consultant.
Their approach was very well received by all levels, with great feedback that really got the message across on what was an unfamiliar concept to much of our team.
Cogent understood our needs very quickly and offered exactly the right approach – that still continues to deliver success "

Head of Safety

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"We engaged Cogent Skills are the start of our Human Factors journey as our competent consultant.
Their approach was very well received by all levels, with great feedback that really got the message across on what was an unfamiliar concept to much of our team.
Cogent understood our needs very quickly and offered exactly the right approach – that still continues to deliver success "

Head of Safety

Training News

Industry leaders launch major new skills study for COMAH sites
20 February 2024
A group of leading experts has launched a major study into managing process safety in high-hazard…
Nearly half of all high hazard sites have engaged with process safety management competence programme
15 February 2024
Half of all British onshore high hazard sites have engaged in process safety training designed to…
Regulatory inspection – what to expect and how to prepare
23 January 2024
The prospect of a Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) regulatory inspection can be daunting, particularly…

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