The resilience engineering view on the work of control rooms operator of an energy distribution company

Authors

  • Priscila Wachs UFRGS
  • Angela Weber Righi UFSM
  • Tarcisio Abreu Saurin UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v19i2.3378

Keywords:

Resilience Engineering. Resilience skills. Training scenarios. Control rooms operator.

Abstract

The variability and complexity of work in the electricity distribution assigns to teams involved (operators and electricians, for example) the development of resilience skills (RS). Resilience engineering is presented as a paradigm for safety management of complex systems, which aims to measure, evaluate and improve system´s resilience. The present study aimed to identify operator´s RS, factors to include in training scenarios, recommendations for re-designing the socio-technical system, and characteristics of interaction between operator and electrician. Interviews, field observation and document analysis were the instruments used to collect data. 15 resilience skill´s categories, 12 categories of factors for training scenarios and 16 recommendations for re-designing the system were identified. The analysis of the operator-electrician interaction disclosed 11 operator´s HR related to electricians, nine training factors for operators related to electricians and five factors for electricians related to operators. This result reinforces the importance of developing training scenarios that integrate operator and electrician tasks.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA (ANEEL). Informações técnicas distribuição de energia elétrica qualidade do serviço. Disponível em: http://www.aneel.gov.br/area.cfm?idArea=79&idPerfil=2. Acesso em: 01 julho 2012.

CARROLL, J. M. Five Reasons for Scenario-Based Design. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCE, 32., 1999, Hawaii, Anais… Hawaii: IEEE, 1999. p. 1-11.

CHAMBERLAIN, D.; HAZINSKI, M. Education in Resuscitation. Resuscitation, v. 59, p. 11-43, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.08.011

CRANDALL, B.; KLEIN, G.; HOFFMAN, R. Working Minds: a practitioner’s guide to cognitive task analysis. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2006.https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/7304.001.0001

ERICSSON, K. A. An introduction to Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance: its development, organization, and content. In: ERICSSON, K. A.; CHARNESS, N.; FELTOVICH, P. J.; HOFFMAN, R. R. (Eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816796

FLIN, R.; MARAN, N. Identifying and training non-technical skills for teams in acute medicine. Qual Saf Health Care, v. 13, supl. 1, p. 80-84, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1136/qhc.13.suppl_1.i80

FURNISS, D.; BACK, J.; BLANDFORD, A.; HILDEBRANDT, M.; BROBERG, H. A resilience markers framework for small teams. Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety, v. 96, p. 2-10, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2010.06.025

HENDRICK, H.W., KLEINER, B.M. Macroergonomics: an introduction to work system design. Santa Monica: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1201/b12477

HOFFMAN, R. R.; MILITELLO, L. G. Perspectives on cognitive task analysis: historical origins and modern communities of practice. New York: Psychology Press, 2008.

HOLLNAGEL, E. Prologue: the scope of Resilience Engineering. In: HOLNAGELL, E.; PARIÈS, J.; WOODS, D.; WREATHALL, J. Resilience Engineering in Practice: a guidebook.Farnham/Burlington: Ashgate, 2011. 322p.

HOLLNAGEL, E. WOODS, D. D. Joint cognitive systems: foundations of cognitive systems engineering. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis / CRC, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420038194

HOLLNAGEL, E.; WOODS, D.; LEVESON, N. Resilience engineering: concepts and precepts. London: Ashgate, 2006.

MALLIN, M.; JONES, D.; CORDELL, J. The Impact of Learning Context on Intent to Use Marketing and Sales Technology: A Comparison of Scenario-Based and Task-Based Approaches. Journal of Marketing Education, v. 32, n. 2 p. 214-223, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1177/0273475309360163

MARTIN, G. A.; SCHATZ, S.; HUGHES, C.; NICHOLSON, D. What is a scenario? Operationalizing Training Scenarios for Automatic Generation. In: Kaber, D.; Boy, G. (editors). Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics: CRC Press, p. 746-753, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1201/EBK1439834916-c74

MARTINEZ, M. C.; LATORRE, M. R. D. O. Fatores associados à capacidade para o trabalho de trabalhadores do setor elétrico. Cad Saúde Pública, v. 25, n.4, p. 761-772, abr. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2009000400007

MELO, L. A.; GOMES, N. D.; LIMA, G. B. A. A Identificação dos Fatores Ambientais que influenciam a ocorrência de Acidentes nos serviços em Redes Aéreas de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica. In: ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA DE PRODUÇÃO, 22.,, 2002, Curitiba. Anais... Curitiba: ABEPRO, 2002. p.1-8.

MELO, L. A.; LIMA, G.; GOMES, N.; SOARES, R. Segurança em serviços emergenciais em redes elétricas: os fatores ambientais. Revista Produção, v. 13, n. 2, p. 88-101, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-65132003000200009

NEMETH, C.; HOLLNAGEL, E.; DEKKER, S. Resilience engineering perspectives: preparation and restoration, v. 2. Burlington: Ashgate, 2009.

O´CONNOR, P.; O’DEA, A.; FLIN, R.; BELTON, S. Identifying the team skills required by nuclear power plant operations personnel. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, v. 38, p. 1028-1037, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2008.01.014

RANKIN, A.; FIELD, J.; WONG, W.; ERIKSSON, H.; LUNDBERG, J.; ROONEY, C. Scenario Design for Training Systems in Crisis Management: training resilience capabilities. In: RESILIENCE ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 4., 2011, Sophia-Antipolis, Anais… Hawaii: ACTES, 2011. p. 1-7.

ROTH, E.; EGGLESTON, R. (2010). Forging new evaluation paradigms: beyond statistical generalization. In: Patterson, E.; Miller, J. (Eds.). Macrocognition Metrics and Scenario: design and evaluation for real-world teams. Burlington: Ashgate, 203-220. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315593173-16

SALAS, E.; GUTHRIE, J.; BURKE, S. Why Training Team Decision Making is Not as Easy as You Think: Guiding Principles and Needs. In: COOK, M.; NOYES, J.; MASAKOWSKI, Y. Decision Making in Complex Environments. Hampshire/Burlington: ASHGATE, 2007. 424p. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878108326734

SALAS, E.; ROSEN, M.; HELD, J.; WEISSMULLER, J. Performance Measurment in Simulation-Based Training: a review of best practices. Simulation & Gaming, v. 40, n. 3, p. 328-376, 2008.

SAURIN, T. A.; CARIM JÚNIOR, G. C. Evaluation and improvement of a method for assessing HSMS from the resilience engineering perspective: A case study of an electricity distributor. Safety science, v. 49, n. 2, p. 355-368, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2010.09.017

SAURIN, T. A. et al. The design of scenario-based training from the resilience engineering perspective: A study with grid electricians. Accident Analysis & Prevention, v. 68, p. 30-41, 2014.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.05.022

SHARMA, B.; MISHRA, A.; AGGARWAL, R.; GRANTCHAROV, T. Non-technical skills assessment in surgery. Surgical Oncology, p. 1-9, 2010.

WACHS, P.; RIGHI, A. W.; SAURIN, T. A. Identification of non-technical skills from the resilience engineering perspective: a case study of an electricity distributor. Work, v. 41, n. Supplement 1, p. 3069-3076, 2012.

ZENDEJAS, B.; COOK, D.; FARLEY, D. Teaching first or teaching last: does the timing matter in simulation-based surgical scenarios? Journal of Surgical Education, v. 67, n. 6, p. 432-438, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.05.001

Published

2019-06-15

How to Cite

Wachs, P., Righi, A. W., & Saurin, T. A. (2019). The resilience engineering view on the work of control rooms operator of an energy distribution company. Revista Produção Online, 19(2), 617–639. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v19i2.3378

Issue

Section

Papers