Since forming in March 2009, Sociotechnic Limited has conducted a variety of projects for different clients. These projects range from independent studies to providing support to existing teams. Projects include:
Key skills include, but are not limited to, the following:
Human machine interface design and evaluation (including the development of style guides)
Task analysis, process mapping, and human error identification (HAZID, TRACEr, SHERPA)
Assessment and optimisation of human performance (CWA, HTA)
Human reliability analysis (CREAM, FRAM)
Human error quantification (HEART, THERP)
Assessment of violations
Development of systems to support decision-making
Allocation of function assessments (including workload assessment)
Ergonomic workplace design and assessment (control rooms, laboratories, industrial areas)
Ergonomic vehicle design and assessment
Evaluation and development of emergency response plans
Accident analysis (AcciMaps)
Clients include
BAE Systems AeI
BAE Systems ATC
DCA Design
Dstl
HFI DTC
Jaguar Land Rover
Rolls Royce
SEA
Serco
The design and development of medical devices
Evaluation of existing systems (ethnography, modelling)
Design recommendations & assessment of the impact of design change (safety, efficacy, efficiency, usability, reliability)
Safety case development for nuclear facilities
Task analysis, Human error identification & Human reliability
Interface and control panel design (HCI, HMI)
Control room design, & Industrial workspace design
Safety case development for an explosives facility
Human error identification & Human reliability analysis
Industrial workspace design & Ergonomic assessments
Integrated Human Factors support for a project addressing UAV control
Application of Cognitive Work Analysis
Development of information requirements & interfaces
Design and development of automotive interfaces
Development of cross-carline HMI standards
Physical package assessments (ingress/egress, comfort, vision)
Evaluation of maintenance support software for fighter jets
Assessment of system functionality, usability, & ability to support operations
Development of design guidance
Assessing the performance of military systems
A scoping study proposing a structured framework of analysis tools and techniques for describing system performance
Scoping study supporting the design of a nuclear submarine control room
Assessment of how new Human Factors methods can be incorporated into existing design process
Evaluation and guidance on the use of Social Network Analysis (SNA) tools
Evaluation of a range of SNA tools
Development of SNA software tool user guides
Development of SNA training aids
Assessment of the human sciences challenges facing information management and information exploitation within the MOD
Development of a roadmap for addressing challenges over the next 25 years
A great deal of experience was developed prior to forming Sociotechnic Limited. Key projects include:
Evaluation of helicopter mission planning software
Assessment of existing mission planning systems
Development of software design recommendations
Multi-faceted evaluation of military command and control systems
Including a large scale evaluation of the BOWMAN system
Organisation design for multi agency disaster management
Including Police, Ambulance, Fire, NHS, Military, Utilities, Government
Accident analysis of the Stockwell shooting
Guidance for the design and evaluation of control rooms
Competencies, training, procedures, communication, manning & workload, automation, supervision, shift patterns, control room layout, SCADA, alarms, environment, error, & safety culture
Tank simulator design guidance
Guidance on training to support effective decision-making
Design/evaluation of automotive lane departure warning systems
Design/evaluation of automotive hazard perception systems
Evaluation of proposed automotive interfaces
Sociotechnic Ltd also offers a range of bespoke training courses.