Marcin Nazaruk

Human Performance and Culture Leader Baker Hughes

Marcin Nazaruk, SPE, is a human performance and culture leader at Baker Hughes and a chairperson of the SPE Human Factors Technical Section. He has held a number of senior leadership roles in the energy industry focused on the practical and scalable implementation of human performance strategies, tools, and solutions. Nazaruk has an applied PhD in human factors and a broad range of advanced qualifications in management (MBA), industrial psychology, systems thinking, culture change, or behavioral science. The multidisciplinary approach led to innovative but highly practical solutions that attracted multiple industry awards. He is the author of multiple industry guides published by the IOGP, SPE, or Energy Institute. He can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinnazaruk/.

Safety

Focusing on Causes of Accidents Prevents Effective Learning

The idea of a root cause was developed in the early 1900s to troubleshoot simple mechanical systems. Unfortunately, the same logic does not work very well to explain human and organizational behavior.

February 21, 2022 • Marcin Nazaruk • HSE Now
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Drillbotics Competition Adds Human Factors Requirements

The 2021–2022 Drillbotics competition will require the contestants to integrate human factors engineering considerations into their automated drilling rigs for the first time.

November 9, 2021 • Marcin Nazaruk • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Safety

Should Engineering Students Learn About Human Factors at Universities?

If stakeholders take action and initiate dialogue, we may be able to accelerate efforts to make our industry safer.

June 17, 2021 • Marcin Nazaruk • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Safety

Closing the Gap in Human Factors: Everybody Has a Role To Play

Competency in human factors is all too often focused on frontline operators, and the importance of human-factors skills among other groups is unappreciated. To be truly effective, human-factors principles have to be implemented throughout an organization.

October 31, 2020 • Marcin Nazaruk • Journal of Petroleum Technology