Development of a Human and Organizational Factors (HOF) Annex for underwater welding
Publisher: Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: HYPERBARIC CONDITIONS; UNDERWATER; WELDING
Description: Recent improvements in underwater welding have led to the increased use of wet and dry hyperbaric welding      within the marine construction industry. The general acceptance of underwater welding processes has been      further advanced by the standardization of methods, procedures, and certification requirements provided by      the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Welding Society (AWS) D3.6 Specification for      Underwater Welding. A dedicated effort has been made by the AWS D3B Subcommittee on Underwater      Welding to pursue all available means to improve the levels of productivity and safety across the underwater      welding industry. One approach which has become a priority of the committee is the inclusion of Human and      Organizational Factors considerations within the Specifications in the form of an HOF supplementary annex.      This paper provides a brief summation of HOF principles, a methodology for developing an HOF Annex for      underwater welding, recommended content and structure for such an annex, and a combined qualitative and      quantitative procedure for determining the utility of recommended HOF improvement applications.
Notes: Thesis (Master of Engineering) University of California, Dec. 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (leaf 70-73)

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