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• Introduction
• The Acquisition Lifecycle
  • HFI and the Acquisition Lifecycle
  • Concept Stage
    • HFI Baseline Strategy
    • Target Audience Description
    • Early Human Factors Analysis
    • Domains
    • Concept of Operations
    • Issues Log
    • Analysing Characteristics
    • Comparability Analysis
    • Workstation Design
    • Workload Analysis
  • Assessment Stage
    • HFI Plan
    • Allocation of Function
    • Task Analysis
    • Constraints and Assumptions
    • HFI Working Group
    • Style Guide
    • People Related Requirements
    • Safety Case
    • Health Hazard Assessment
    • Job Design
    • User Modelling
  • Demonstration Stage
    • Solution Providers
    • Through Life Management Plan
    • Manpower Plans and Policy
    • Combined Operational Effectiveness and Investment Appraisal
    • Human Machine Interface Philosophy
    • System Requirements Document
    • Human Reliability Assessment
    • Demonstration and Assessment Report
    • Integrated Test Evaluation and Acceptance Plan
    • Operability Trials
  • Manufacture, In-service and Disposal Stage
    • Lessons Learnt
    • Update People Related Requirements
    • Disposal
• Commercial Considerations
  • HFI COTS Considerations
• Human Factors Assurance
• HFI – Training and Competences
  • Training
  • Competences

Content

Workstation Design

What is Workstation Design?

Workstation Design concerns determining the size, shape and layout of the working area taking into consideration the tasks undertaken and the physical characteristics of users.

What should Workstation Design produce?

Workstation Design should produce a document outlining the optimum arrangement for the workstation. It should include specifying the dimensions and the layout of space in accordance with the following needs:

• Preserving functional groupings
• Provide maintenance access
• Enable user access and traffic flow
• Optimise environmental factors.

It should also define the spatial requirements of displays, controls, working surfaces, storage and seating arrangements so that the user can perform all tasks effectively, efficiently, in comfort and without being exposed to health and safety risks.

When should Workstation Design be produced?

Workstation design proceeds from Concept Definition Stage to the Product Commissioning and Acceptance Stage.

What topics impact Workstation Design?

The following topics impact Workstation Design:

• Operational Scenario Description
• Role Definition
• User-Equipment Design / User-Equipment Interface Design>
• Allocation of Function
• Task Analysis
• Job Design
• Target Audience Description (TAD)
• Team Design
• Task Synthesis
• Synthetic User Modelling
• Health and Safety Analysis
• Human Reliability Analysis.

What does Workstation Design impact?

Workstation Design impacts:

• Safety Assessment
• Environmental Design

Further Information can be found in the HFI Process booklet [PDF], People in Systems handbook [PDF], Def Stan 00-250 and the Human Factors Intranet site.

Change History

Change History

1 March 2010

Further Information amended to include a link to People in Systems handbook.

1 December 2009

Further Information added.

1 May 2009

Updated to include links to other HFI content.