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CV: Resume

Simon Robinson at Operability

Engineering

Psychology

Creativity

Practicality

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Simon has been a champion of safe and effective front-line operations in oil and gas production, refining, drilling, operations and maritime transportation.   He spearheaded the company-wide implementation of BP’s Human Performance (HP) strategy, ushering in a vital new perspective on managing process safety in operations.  His expertise spans human factors (HF), leadership, culture, incident investigation, risk management, organisational learning, and situational awareness in major hazard industries, defence and emergency services. He is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and Psychology graduate, with a creative streak and a talent for explaining complex issues simply. 

 

Simon has helped hundreds of companies through longstanding support of industry bodies, chairing two influential Human Factor committees.  He has written and edited well-received industry publications, training and videos on human performance, human factors, safety leadership and learning.  In 2022 he was elected as a Council Member to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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Qualifications

  • CEng Chartered Engineer

  • BEng Chemical Engineering (Birmingham)  

  • Diploma in Psychology (Open University)

Expertise

  • Human Performance, Human Factors strategy and implementation

  • Organisational learning, learning from incidents strategy and implementation

  • Incident investigation strategy and implementation

  • Human factors in inspection and assurance

  • Risk management, bowties and barriers

  • Modernisation of safety management and behavioural systems

  • Production, drilling, refining, rail and maritime operations

  • Facilitation, training, workshops and leadership engagement

Key roles

  • Director, Operability Limited

  • Council Member, Royal National Lifeboat Institution

  • HF Training Advisor, OCIMF

  • Senior Human Performance Advisor, BP

  • Director, Group Learning, BP

  • Director, Risk, BP North Sea

  • Human Factor Specialist, BP North Sea

  • HSE Team Lead, BP North Sea

Affiliations

  • MBPsS British Psychological Society, Graduate Member 

  • CEng Engineering Institute, Chartered Engineer 

  • MIChemE Member, Institute of Chemical Engineers

  • Associate Member CIEHF Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors 

Accomplishments

  • Chair: Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) HF Focus Group (2018-2020)

  • Chair: International Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) HF Sub Committee (2019-2020) 

  • CIEHF President’s Award, for BP team’s HF strategy and integration of HP and HF (2021)

  • Master Investigator/ Root Cause Analyst

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