Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Ergonomic Management Systems for Industry

Background: Conventional health, safety and environment (HSE) are a widely used approach to en-hance availability and efficiency of complex systems. The integrated HSEE system is defined however as integration of conventional HSE with ergonomics approach. The presented HSEE system introduces a unique, effective and systemic mechanism, which integrates the structure of the human and organiza tional systems with conventional HSE system. It is utilized to enhance reliability, availability, maintainabil ity and safety through the proposed integrated framework of this study. Methods: The integrated HSEE is developed by integration of conventional HSE with job systems by re-engineering organizational structures and teamwork through electronic data interchange (EDI). To show the need for and superiority of HSEE over conventional HSE to gas Treatment Company was stud ied and questionnaires were collected and examined with respect to distinct components of HSEE. Results: The main result of this study is a framework for development of integrated intelligent human engi neering environment in complex critical systems. Conclusion: The presented HSEE system introduces a unique, effective and systemic mechanism, which integrates the structure of the human and organizational systems with conventional HSE system.