The Chair has adopted two methods in the areas of human and organisational reliability, respectively: CREAM (Cognitive Reliability and Error Analysis Method) and FRAM (Functional Resonance Analysis Method). These methods allow to analyse of the cognitive sources of failure in the performance of a task, and the analysis of the propagation of variability within an organisation.

The Chair has begun its network animation work by the organisation of a FRAM workshop in February 2007. This event gathered North-american and European users and was extended by the creation of an interest group that exchanges experiences linked to the use of the method and concrete results from its application.