Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub

Karen Davies is a Physiotherapist and Certified Human Factors & Ergonomics Professional (CHFEP) with the HFESA. She completed a Masters degree in ergonomics at UNSW in 2002 and has just passed examination for a professional doctorate in public health through La Trobe University.  Karen has worked in HFE in healthcare organisations since 1997 in NSW and QLD. She has held specialist roles in erg...

Associate Professor Carlo Caponecchia is talking to Dr Rebecca Szabo  an obstetrician/gynaecologist, medical educator and simulation leader based in Melbourne. She is Lead of the Gandel Simulation Service at the Royal Women’s Hospital which uses simulation as a tool for patient safety and systems improvement (translational simulation). She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer and PhD candidate at the Un...

Dr Stavros Prineas  is a consultant anaesthetist based in Western Sydney who has worked in both Australia and the UK.  Sharon Todd and Stavros discuss Human Factors in the surgical setting. Dr Prineas is Head of Anaesthetics at Blue Mountains Hospital. His fields of interest include complex airways and regional anaesthsia, but his main passion is Human Factors and Ergonomics as it applies to anaes...

A/Prof Carlo Caponecchia is an academic at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney,  He has a background in psychology and works in Human Factors and Safety across several domains, with particular expertise in psychosocial risks and safe systems of work. This podcast Carlo’s talks with some of his 3rd year Aviation students from the course  “Human Factors Tools and Methods” . During the wo...

Kath Jones the current HFESA President chats to Justine McGillivray an Organisational Psychologist and human factors specialist with extensive experience in workplace health and safety and regulation. Justine is currently the Principal Inspector – Human Factors at WorkSafe Petroleum Safety and Dangerous Goods, where she leads the Human Factors Capability Strategy, strengthening regulatory practice...

Professor Melissa Baysari is chatting with Professor Tarcisio Saurin a Full Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering, and has been a visiting professor at Griffith University, Macquarie University, and the University of Salford. His main research interests include resilience engineering, work...

William S. Marras, Ph. D., CPE chats to Sharon Todd about his reseach into back injuries and muscle co-activation. William S. Marras Ph. D., CPE is the Distinguished University Professor and holds the Honda Endowed Chair in Integrated Systems Engineering, at the Ohio State University. He serves as the Director of the Spine Research Institute at the Ohio State University where he leads NIH, NSF, Do...

Sharon Todd (CPE) is discussing "Driver Distraction" with Emeritus Professor Michael (Mike) Regan. Emeritus Professor Michael (Mike) Regan, is an Emeritus Professor with the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI) at the University of UNSW, Sydney. Prior to that he was Professor of Human Factors at rCITI, and before that Chief Scientist-Human Factors at the Australian...

David Caple is discussing human factors with Professor Carayon. Professor Carayon's  research belongs to the discipline of human factors engineering, in particular macroergonomics. Her scholarly contributions aimed at modeling, assessing and improving work systems (i.e. the system of tasks performed by individuals using various technologies in a physical and organizational environment) to imp...

Kath Jones the current President of the HFESA is speaking with Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele about her work in healthcare. Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele is a user-centred designer and human factors researcher whose work bridges design, technology, and healthcare. As a Lecturer in Design and Innovation at the University of Sydney, she applies human factors, inclusive design, and HCI methods to improve th...

Sharon Todd and Dr Andrew S. Imada discuss the Implementation of HFE and the lessons learned in his experience as a Consultant. Dr Andy Imada is a macroergonomics consultant specializing in human and organizational change. He works with people and organizations to change their cultures, respond to scalability demands, implement disruptive technologies and survive generational transitions. He helps...

Sharon Todd discusses volunteers and provision of safe work with Roger Lewis a qualified engineer and safety specialist, with extensive experience in the application of engineering and human factors principles, product design, failure analysis and risk control. Having over 25 year’s experience in automotive engineering and vehicle architecture with a strong focus on the safety of vehicle occupants...

David Caple from the HFESA chats with Professor Andrew Thatcher about Green Buildings and the Human. Andrew Thatcher is a professor and chair of industrial/organisational psychology at the Un diversity of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, where he obtained his PhD in 2003. Andrew is currently the President in the International Ergonomics and Human Factors Association and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the...

Sharon Todd is chatting with Alison Heller-Ono, PT, MSPT, CPE, President and CEO of Worksite International, Inc.  Alison is passionate about how people work! As an entrepreneur, pioneer, and bold industry leader in the ergonomics marketplace since 1993, Alison helps small- to mid-size multinational and global employers keep employees healthy so they can work to their full potential. Alison is a tr...

Sharon Todd chats to Dr Ken Catchpole one of the HFESA's keynote speakers for the annual conference in Tasmania Australia in December. So who is he, what does he do and what can we expect?  Dr Ken Catchpole is a cognitive scientist and human factors practitioner who seeks to understand and improve human performance in complex systems. After leading a nationwide project developing human abilit...

Sidney Irwin is an early career researcher and lecturer at the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences at Central Queensland University. She received her doctorate from the same university. Her focus is on the normative rules of trash talk in esports and is expanding her expertise towards esport psychology, human factors and user experiences.  Currently, Sidney is focused on investigating t...

Gemma Read from the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems (UniSC) chats to Samantha Jackson about Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) safety.   Samantha Jackson is a registered psychologist, human factors professional, and PhD candidate. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)(Honours), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Safety and Acci...

Mary Patterson MD, MEd is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and the Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and the Lou Oberndorf Professor of Healthcare Technology at the University of Florida where she has directed the Center for Experiential Learning and Simulation since 2018.  She is past- president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and has served on the BOD for the Society of...

Craig Fletcher and Sharon Todd explore the world of designing HFE into projects including some recent work on the use of VR to reduce suicide on the rail network. Craig has 25 years experience in the area of ergonomics and human factors, both in Australia and the UK. He is experienced in conducting human factors assessments for a broad range of industry and application. Craig is focussed on delive...

Karen Lange-Morales, David Caple and Andrew S. Imada discusses the work of the IEA and their new publication " Giving your business the Humans Factors Edge  - Making it Happen"   to improve productivity, quality of products and the wellbeing of employees. The International Ergonomics Association (IEA) is a non-profit international federation of ergonomics and human factors societies from...

Sharon Todd is chatting to Donna Duffy who is a Human Factors Engineering Specialist with over 25 years of experience in human factors and psychology. As a founding Co-Director of Human Engineered, Donna brings deep expertise to industries including Defence and aviation where she likes to drive organisational change and system design excellence. Previously Donna was an Associate Technical Fellow a...

Sharon Todd chats to Professor Robyn Clay-Williams about Emergency Department design for underserved cohorts.  Robyn leads a research program at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, in the field of human factors in healthcare.  Over a career spanning nearly 45 years in aviation and healthcare, Robyn has worked extensively to develop and evaluate systems to make them...

Sharon Todd is chatting to Sam Gerges about his ergonomics programs to minimise injuries and reduce injury costs in Vehicle Manufacturing. Sam is a qualified physiotherapist, egonomics and occupational health and safety specialist with over 15 years experience working in Australia, Japan and America. Experienced across many industries including manufacturing, oil and gas, forestry, retail and logi...

Heather Kahle talks with Sharon Todd about her work, her manual handling projects and the tools that she uses.  As a Human Factors consultant and previous president of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists, Heather helps companies apply human organizational performance/human factors and ergonomics principles and methods. In 30 years with WorkSafeBC, she applies experience with investigations, MS...

Sharon Todd chats to Dr Puji Silva a mechanical and medical engineer about his work and research into litigation injury data. Puji primarily works in ergonomic risk assessments and litigation matters related to permanent injury in both workplace and public liability cases , applying his expertise in biomechanics, human factors, and safety design principles to improve workplace outcomes and legal e...