Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

Best Paper Award for the 9th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, in the context of HCI International 2011, 9-14 July 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA

Certificate for Best Paper Award of the 9th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
conferred to

Thomas Plocher (Honeywell International, USA)
Shanqing Yin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Jason Laberge (Honeywell International, USA)
Brian Thompson (ENGEN Refinery, South Africa)
Jason Telner (Honeywell International, USA)


for the paper entitled

"Effective Shift Handover"

Presented in the context of HCI International 2011
Orlando, Florida, USA, 9-14 July 2011

Paper Abstract
"In the refining industry, control room and field operators document their daily activities using shift logs. These logs are supposed to be an important part of the shift handover process and are the mechanism by which activities are coordinated across shifts. Previous research identified the need for a more structured approach to shift handover. However, the value of a structured approach has never been demonstrated experimentally. We report here on an experiment sponsored by the Abnormal Situation Management Consortium conducted at the ENGEN Refinery that compared the quality of shift handovers using a structured checklist-integrated logbook to a more traditional less structured logging approach. The results showed that significant benefits to situation awareness derive from the more structured approach."

The full paper is available through SpringerLink, provided that you have proper access rights.