EN ISO 11064-7:2006

Ergonomic design of control centres - Part 7: Principles for the evaluation of control centres (ISO 11064-7:2006)

ISO 11064-7:2006 establishes ergonomic principles for the evaluation of control centres. It gives requirements, recommendations and guidelines on evaluation of the different elements of the control centre, i.e. control suite, control room, workstations, displays and controls, and work environment.
It covers all types of control centres, including those for the process industry, transport systems and dispatching rooms in the emergency services. Although ISO 11064-7:2006 is primarily intended for non-mobile control centres, many of the principles could be relevant/applicable to mobile centres, such as those found on ships and aircraft.

Ergonomische Gestaltung von Leitzentralen - Teil 7: Grundsätze für die Bewertung von Leitzentralen (ISO 11064-7:2006)

Dieser Teil der ISO 11064 legt ergonomische Grundsätze für die Bewertung von Leitzentralen fest. Er gibt Anforderungen, Empfehlungen und Richtlinien für die Bewertung der einzelnen Elemente einer Leitzentrale, d. h. Gesamtwarte, Wartenraum, Arbeitsplätze, Anzeigen und Stellteile sowie Arbeitsum¬gebung.
Es werden sämtliche Arten von Leitzentralen behandelt, auch diejenigen, die für Prozessführung, Transport¬systeme und als Abfertigungsräume bei Notfalldiensten vorgesehen sind. Obwohl dieser Teil von ISO 11064 in erster Linie für ortsfeste Leitzentralen vorgesehen ist, können viele der Grundsätze für ortsveränderliche Leit¬zentralen, die auf Schiffen und in Flugzeugen vorhanden sind, wichtig und anwendbar sein.

Conception ergonomique des centres de commande - Partie 7: Principes pour l'évaluation des centres de commande (ISO 11064-7:2006)

L'ISO 11064-7:2006 établit des principes ergonomiques pour l'évaluation des centres de commande. Elle comprend des exigences, des recommandations et des lignes directrices sur l'évaluation des différents éléments des centres de commande, c'est-à-dire, la salle de commande et ses annexes, le poste de travail, les dispositifs d'affichage et de commande et l'environnement de travail.
L'ISO 11064-7:2006 couvre tous les types de centres de commande, y compris ceux destinés à l'industrie de transformation, aux systèmes de transport et aux salles de régulation des services d'urgence. Bien qu'elle ait été conçue à l'origine pour les centres de commande non mobiles, un grand nombre des principes peuvent être pertinents/applicables aux centres mobiles, tels que ceux présents à bord des navires et des aéronefs.

Ergonomsko načrtovanje krmilnih centrov – 7. del: Načela za vrednotenje krmilnih centrov (ISO 11064-7:2006)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Jul-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Oct-2006
• ICS: 13.180 - Ergonomics
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 122 - Ergonomics
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 122/WG 5 - Ergonomics of human-computer interaction
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 01-Apr-2006
• Completion Date: 01-Apr-2006
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 11064-7:2006 - Ergonomic design of control centres - Part 7: Principles for the evaluation of control centres (ISO 11064-7:2006)

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Foreword

This document (EN ISO 11064-7:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 159

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Ergonomic design of control centres —
Part 7:
Principles for the evaluation of control
centres
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Partie 7: Principes pour l'évaluation des centres de commande
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Contents Page

Foreword............................................................................................................................................................ iv

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ v

1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Normative references ........................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions........................................................................................................................... 1

4 Requirements and recommendations for evaluation process......................................................... 3

4.1 General verification and validation (V&V) issues.............................................................................. 3

4.2 Verification and validation plan........................................................................................................... 5

4.3 Verification and validation scope........................................................................................................ 5

4.4 Verification and validation criteria ...................................................................................................... 6

4.5 Verification and validation input documents.....................................................................................7

4.6 Verification and validation team.......................................................................................................... 7

4.7 Verification and validation resources................................................................................................. 7

4.8 Verification and validation methods................................................................................................... 8

4.9 Verification and validation measures ................................................................................................. 8

4.10 Verification and validation results ...................................................................................................... 9

Annex A (informative) Checklist for V&V evaluation process ..................................................................... 10

Annex B (informative) Evaluation process .................................................................................................... 12

Annex C (informative) Evaluation (V&V) methods ........................................................................................ 16

Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 20

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Foreword

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies

(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO

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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent

rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

ISO 11064-7 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 159, Ergonomics, Subcommittee SC 4,

Ergonomics of human-system interaction.

ISO 11064 consists of the following parts, under the general title Ergonomic design of control centres:

⎯ Part 1: Principles for the design of control centres
⎯ Part 2: Principles for the arrangement of control suites
⎯ Part 3: Control room layout
⎯ Part 4: Layout and dimensions of workstations
⎯ Part 6: Environmental requirements for control centres
⎯ Part 7: Principles for the evaluation of control centres
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Introduction

This part of ISO 11064 establishes ergonomic requirements, recommendations and guidelines for the

evaluation of control centres.

User requirements are a central theme of this part of ISO 11064 and the processes described are designed to

take account of the needs of users at all stages. The overall strategy for dealing with user requirements is

presented in ISO 11064-1.

ISO 11064-2 provides guidance on the design and planning of the control centre in relation to its supporting

areas. ISO 11064-3 gives all the requirements and guidance on control room layout. Requirements for the

design of workstations, displays and controls and the physical working environment are presented in

ISO 11064-4 and ISO 11064-6.

The various parts of ISO 11064 cover the general principles of ergonomic design appropriate to a range of

industries and service providers.

The users of this part of ISO 11064 are likely to include, for example, project managers, acceptance engineers,

purchasers, suppliers and regulatory bodies.

The ultimate beneficiaries of this part of ISO 11064 will be the control centre operator and other users. It is the

needs of these users that provide the ergonomic requirements used by the developers of International

Standards. Although it is unlikely that the end user will read this part of ISO 11064, or even know of its

existence, its application should provide the user with interfaces that are more usable and a working

environment which is more consistent with operational demands. It should result in a solution that will

minimize error and enhance productivity.

The terms “human factors” and “ergonomics” are used interchangeably in ISO 11064 and are considered as

synonyms.
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Ergonomic design of control centres —
Part 7:
Principles for the evaluation of control centres
1 Scope

This part of ISO 11064 establishes ergonomic principles for the evaluation of control centres. It gives

requirements, recommendations and guidelines on evaluation of the different elements of the control centre,

i.e. control suite, control room, workstations, displays and controls, and work environment.

It covers all types of control centres, including those for the process industry, transport systems and

dispatching rooms in the emergency services. Although this part of ISO 11064 is primarily intended for non-

mobile control centres, many of the principles could be relevant/applicable to mobile centres, such as those

found on ships and aircraft.
2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated

references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced

document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 11064-1:2000, Ergonomic design of control centres — Part 1: Principles for the design of control centres

ISO 13407, Human-centred design processes for interactive systems
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
evaluation process

combined effort of all verification and validation (V&V) activities in a project using selected methods and the

recording of the results

NOTE “Evaluation process” is used synonymously with “verification and validation process”.

3.2
human engineering discrepancy
HED

departure from some benchmark of system design suitability for the roles and capabilities of the human

operator and/or user

NOTE This may, for example, include a deviation from meeting an operator/user preference.

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3.3
resolution

identification and implementation of solutions to the deviations identified during the verification and validation

activities
3.4
situation awareness

relationship between the operator's/user's understanding of the controlled system's and/or process's condition

and its actual condition at any given time
[4]

NOTE Originally defined by Endsley in an aircraft pilot context as “The perception of the elements in the

environment within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning and the projection of their status in

the near future”.
3.5
validity

degree to which an instrument or technique can be demonstrated to measure what it is intended to measure

NOTE 1 Face validity is concerned with how a measure or procedure appears. It answers the question: Does it seem

like a reasonable way to gain the information the evaluator(s) are attempting to obtain?

NOTE 2 Predictive validity will tell whether it is possible to predict from the studied performance measure to the real

environment.
3.6
validation

confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that the requirements for a specific intended use or

application has been fulfilled
NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.8.5.
NOTE 2 See Figure 1.

NOTE 3 This term is often used in conjunction with “verification” and both terms abbreviated to “V&V” (verification and

validation).
3.7
verification

confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled

NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.8.4.
NOTE 2 See Figure 1.

NOTE 3 This term is often used in conjunction with “validation” and both terms abbreviated to “V&V” (verification and

validation).
3.8
verification and validation plan
V&V plan
plan specifically developed to govern the evaluation process
3.9
workload
physical and cognitive demands placed on the system user(s) and/or staff
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Figure 1 — Role of verification and validation (V&V)
4 Requirements and recommendations for evaluation process

Subclauses 4.1 to 4.10 present general requirements and recommendations for the ergonomic evaluation

process. See Annex A for a checklist of these requirements and recommendations.
4.1 General verification and validation (V&V) issues

a) The verification and validation (V&V) activities shall be an integral part of the design process, in

accordance with ISO 13407 and ISO 11064-1:2000, Figure 2, and with the Figure 2 immediately below.

b) The V&V activities shall take place throughout the life of a project.

c) Tests shall be done as early in the design process as possible, to allow modifications to be made.

Previous V&V work can be reused under certain conditions. Final determination of what form of V&V is

acceptable for evolutionary changes shall be decided in each particular case. For further information, see

Annex B.
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Figure 2 — Integrated V&V in design process
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4.2 Verification and validation plan

a) A V&V plan shall be prepared early in the project and before the V&V work is carried out.

NOTE The plan would be expected to contain, as a minimum, details of the following:

⎯ The objectives for V&V, e.g. maximising human performance, safer operations, human error reduction,

enhanced operator support tools, increased job satisfaction and improved production.

⎯ The mandate and terms for V&V.

⎯ The relationship and interfaces of V&V to other elements both within and outside the project, e.g. the design

process and the quality assurance programme.
⎯ The V&V team, its primary responsibilities, and resources available to it.
⎯ The approach to be taken to the V&V programme.
⎯ How the process will be applied.

b) The plan should detail the time requirements, relations and dependencies between the tasks within the

evaluation process and extend throughout the entire project's duration.
c) The plan for evaluation should have an entry for each topic being reviewed.

d) The plan should document all the criteria, the techniques and tools to be utilised in the evaluation process.

e) The plan shall describe the activities to be performed, and for the verification case, describe each phase

to show whether the requirement specification is met.

f) For the validation case, the project should develop performance and safety objectives for the topic under

review.

g) Estimates of the resources required to undertake V&V tasks shall be prepared and shall include staff,

equipment, accommodation and subjects for trials.
4.3 Verification and validation scope

a) The evaluation scope should be appropriate for the stage of the project at which it is performed.

b) The validation process should challenge the design and ascertain that the system will perform acceptably

under a broad range of operating conditions. The validation should include consideration of appropriate

scenarios, or working sequences, that should cover normal operation — including a mix of multiple failure

events and disturbances, and emergency conditions.

c) There should be written description of appropriate operating situations, adapted to the chosen

verification/validation method and the stage of the project.

d) The general scope of the V&V should include all essential facilities defined in the project plan.

NOTE The V&V scope might cover, among other items, the following topics:
⎯ hardware having a human-system interface (HSI);
⎯ HSI software;
⎯ communications facilities;
⎯ procedures (written or electronic form);
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⎯ workstation and console configurations;
⎯ design of the overall work environment;
⎯ training and selection of personnel;
⎯ team working;
⎯ auxiliary shutdown rooms and panels;
⎯ local control rooms;
⎯ local control panels or stations;
⎯ the needs of maintenance personnel;
⎯ other needs of the operators (storage, relaxation areas, rest rooms, etc.).
4.4 Verification and validation criteria

a) The criteria developed shall cover the complete set of ergonomics issues that are relevant to a project.

b) Criteria should be defined for the evaluations of each ergonomic issue and for the objectives that the

evaluation is intended to reach.

NOTE 1 The criteria can be derived from the source documents in use for the project:

⎯ performance aspects;
⎯ safety principles;
⎯ availability and reliability requirements;
⎯ operator interface and display principles;
⎯ requirements from applicable standards and guidelines;
⎯ recommendations and requirements from ergonomics literature.
NOTE 2 Performance criteria can be classified into several types, for example:

⎯ requirement-referenced criteria — the comparison of the performance of the system to an accepted performance

requirement;

⎯ benchmark-referenced criteria — the comparison of the performance of the system to a benchmark system that is

defined as acceptable;

⎯ normative referenced criteria — the comparison of the performance of the system to norms established for the

performance based on many system evaluations;

⎯ expert-judgement referenced criteria — the comparison of the performance of the system to criteria established

through the judgement of subject-matter experts.
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4.5 Verification and validation input documents

a) The design project's evaluation team should collect all important documentation related to the topic under

consideration and used in the design process.

NOTE The documentation will be the basis for the human factors evaluation process.

b) A design project's evaluation team should have access to appropriate documentation.

c) The evaluation team should have access to the members of the team responsible for design and

documentation.

d) The evaluation team should have access to a human factors operating experience review.

4.6 Verification and validation team

a) The human factors evaluation team should be independent of, but have access to, the design team.

Individuals should not be members of both the design and evaluation teams.

b) The communication between the independent human factors evaluation team and the designers should

be supported and stimulated.

c) The human factors evaluation team should be suitably placed in the project organization, i.e., have

responsibility, authority and positioning within an organization, such that the commitment to human

factors V&V is achieved.

d) The specific expertise represented in a human factors evaluation team should be based on the scope of

the evaluation.
NOTE A team might include the following areas of expertise:
⎯ systems engineering;
⎯ architectural design and civil engineering;
⎯ systems analysis;
⎯ instrumentation and control systems;
⎯ information and computer systems;
⎯ human factors engineering/ergonomics;
⎯ facility operation and training (user representatives).
4.7 Verification and validation resources
a) The design project shall supply suitable resources for the evaluation team.
b) Suitable working materials for the conduct of V&V should be prepared.
NOTE Working materials might include the following:
⎯ documentation control;
⎯ control centre components and features;
⎯ measurements (noise, lighting, heating);
⎯ questionnaire and interview records;
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⎯ records of operator responses to specific tests (e.g. simulator based tests or assessments);

⎯ human engineering discrepancies (HEDs), used to identify their location and nature so that follow-up action can

be taken;
⎯ resolution of HEDs.
4.8 Verification and validation methods

The following should be considered when determining verification and validation methods.

a) The evaluation method(s) and/or technique(s) used should be systematic and well documented.

NOTE Many human factors evaluation techniques are applicable in a control centre context. A few of the most

[10]

commonly used techniques are briefly described in Annex C (for more information, see IEEE Std 845 ). The

evaluation techniques may be divided into different categories that are related to the way each technique is used.

b) The evaluation methods should be practical, and effective.

c) Fast and inexpensive evaluation methods should be used wherever possible and the more sophisticated

and expensive methods restricted to those evaluations that require them.
4.9 Verification and validation measures

a) The evaluation process should, as far as possible, include quantitative measures of the required features

and performance.

NOTE 1 With reference to verification and validation: in a few cases it might not be possible to derive objective

evidence of meeting requirements. For these cases, appropriate subjective assessments could be an alternative.

b) Overall goals such as safety and availability are often difficult to measure and other aspects should be

addressed during evaluation of control centres and human-system interfaces. The following are examples

of some human performance measures that should be considered:

1) “Compatibility” — the way in which things are presented to operators, and the responses to be

expected from the operators, are compatible with human input-output abilities and limitations.

NOTE 2 Compatibility means that operators should be able to read displays, reach controls, etc., regardless of

overall system objectives.

2) “Understandability” — the information displayed is easily understood and the manual control actions

achieve the desired system response.

NOTE 3 Understandability means that the structure, format and content of the human-system dialogue results

in meaningful communication.

3) “Situation awareness” — the situation is understood and, based on current status and past history,

offers the possibility of future predictions.
4) “Controllability” — upon which the operator can base future decisions.

NOTE 4 Controllability means to have a certain control of the present situation and knowledge of the history

that has led up to the existing status.

5) “Mental workload” measures are based on the hypothesis that the operator has limited cognitive

processing capacity.

NOTE 5 Published literature describes mental workload as that portion of the operator's limited capacity

actually required to perform a particular task.
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6) Measures of “teamwork”.

NOTE 6 The major factors usually listed when describing effective team processes concern its “potency”. This

includes social support for team members by helping each other. Other factors include positive social

interactions, sharing of workload, communication and cooperation within the team. All these factors are

positively related to team effectiveness, productivity and satisfaction.
7) Measures of “Learnability”.

NOTE 7 Learnability means that inexperienced users can easily learn how to use the system with little or no

need to consult manuals.

8) Measures of “improved performance” such as “effectiveness”, “efficiency” and “satisfaction”.

NOTE 8 Improved performance means to make a difficult task easier or enable an operator to accomplish a

task that might otherwise be impossible. “Effectiveness”, “efficiency” and “satisfaction” together form the three

[2]
measures of usability. ISO 9241-11 gives details on how to measure usability.

NOTE 9 Effectiveness: a human-system environment is effective if it supports the operator (or crew) to

improve their performance, e.g. reduction of human error such as procedure violations.

NOTE 10 Efficiency means that the resources expended in relation to the accuracy and completeness with

which users achieve goals, e.g. task times.

NOTE 11 Satisfaction signifies the promotion of maximum comfort and positive attitudes through which users

achieve goals.

9) Systems performance measures relevant to facility safety (e.g. by keeping specific process

parameters within a certain range).

10) Workstation layout, including dynamic anthropometry evaluations as well as physical positioning and

interactions.
4.10 Verification and validation res
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