Human Factors & Ergonomics

Pendyne provides specialist services for the rail industry, supporting rolling stock, signalling, control rooms, depots, operational safety and organisational systems.

We deliver human factors and user-centred design good practice to develop practical solutions for engineering programmes and rail operators.

Our Expertise

  • Human Factors & Ergonomics in Rail

    End-to-end human factors integration for rolling stock, depots and control rooms, covering task analysis, ergonomics assurance, compliance and user acceptance.

  • User-Centred Design & Usability

    Practical UX and user-centred design for rail environments, including usability evaluation, testing and acceptance to ensure safe, intuitive systems.

  • Incident Investigation & Human Error

    Investigating the human factors aspects of rail incidents, combining error analysis, observations and interviews to identify root causes and define effective corrective actions.

  • Human Factors Training

    Targeted training for rail staff and leaders to reduce human error, improve performance and strengthen behavioural and operational safety culture.

  • Human Factors in Rail Cybersecurity

    Integration of human factors into rail cybersecurity to reduce user-driven risk, improve system usability, support investigations and strengthen organisational resilience.

You are in Good Hands

You can be confident your project will be delivered by an experienced, highly qualified team.

As a CIEHF (Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors) Registered Consultancy, we are independently assessed against recognised standards of competence, professionalism and best practice in Human Factors and ergonomics.

All Pendyne Human Factors Consultants are formally qualified to at least degree level and are Chartered, or working towards Chartership. We actively support continuous professional development (CPD) to ensure our expertise remains current and delivers maximum value to our clients.

Talk to Our Experts

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Fiona Bird

Head of Human Factors

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