OCIMF published an informative paper focusing on the human factors into its activities. The below eight principles describe OCIMF approach to human factors through a detailed framework:

-People will make mistakes.

-People’s actions are rarely malicious and usually make sense to them at the time.   

-Mistakes are typically due to conditions and systems that make work difficult.

-Understanding the conditions in which mistakes happen helps us prevent or correct them.

-People know the most about their work and are key to any solution.

-Plan, tools and activities can be designed to reduce mistakes and manage risk better.

-Leaders contribute in shaping conditions that influence what people do.

-It matters how leaders respond when things go wrong and take opportunity to learn.

OCIMF goal is to reduce risk to crew, ships and terminals, by systemically addressing the systems and latent conditions that influence errors, actions and decisions.

Source: https://www.ocimf.org

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