Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub

Professor Catherine Burns talks to SharonTodd (CPE) about her experiences with system design and AI systems in health. Catherine M. Burns is Professor in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada and Associate Vice President, Health Initiatives at the Office of Research at the University of Waterloo. In her past administrative roles she has been engaged with institutional an...

Sharon Todd is chatting to Adjunct Professor Kate Conroy one of the HFESA's Keynote speakers at our annual  conference in Brisbane this year. Dr Kate Conroy is a specialist in building trustworthy, ethical, and assured robotics, autonomous systems, and artificial Intelligence (RAS-AI) systems in both military and civilian domains. Dr Conroy works in AI Safety and Assurance Queensland Governme...

Kath Jones is chatting to Dr John Chan about Burnout.  Dr. John Chan is the managing director at Infinite Potential, an independent not-for-profit think tank that develops high-quality, rigorous research, evaluation, and practical solutions to address some of the most pressing workplace problems. An Industrial/Organisational psychologist with 20+ years of global experience designing people strateg...

Kath Jones is chatting to Professor Anjum Naweed one the the keynote speakers at the HFESA conference in Brisbane in November this year about Simulation and AI. Professor Anjum Naweed is from the Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science in South Australia—the Adelaide-based campus of CQUniversity. Anjum is a Certified Professional Ergonomist with a background in psychology and expertise in human...

Sharon Todd and Professor Mark Young the current President of the CIEHF discuss his work in automated transport and the Think Human project to be launched in the midlands of the UK. Professor Mark Young is Professor of Human Factors in Transport within the Transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton and current President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors...

Sharon Todd is chatting to Chris Fitzgerald about his practical application of Ergonomics and Humans factors to minimise injury risk. Chris Fitzgerald is a passionate Certified Professional Ergonomist whose career emphasis has been on facilitating meaningful and durable improvement in the design of work. His original career was in Prosthetics and Orthotics, but after 5 years of working in clinical...

Sharon Todd is chatting to Adam Scott,  the Director of Cardiac Sciences at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Adam has a PhD in Cardiac Medicine, from the University of London, Imperial College in the UK. Adam is an Adjunct Professor at QUT and is the Founder and Chairman of the White Cloud Foundation. He is passionate about creating solutions for problems in the health sector that have pre...

Kath Jones from the HFESA is chatting to Tim Bentley about Mental Health Awareness, respect and safety. Professor Tim Bentley is an experienced research leader with more than two decades in research and academic leadership roles. Tim joined the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University as Professor of Work and Wellbeing in 2019, and in 2023, took up the position of Director of the ECU M...

Why do we seek to blame someone or say it is Human Error without  firstly using a systems thinking approach to analyse the influencing  factors surrounding an incident? Sharon Todd discusses 'Blame' and what we can 'Learn' from a Systems Thinking  approach with Gemma Read. Associate Professor Gemma Read is the Director of the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems...

Kath Jones is chatting to Sandra Lam about the psychological health of  "fly in fly out" (FIFO) workers. Kath Jones  holds qualifications in psychology and occupational therapy and has been an active member of the HFESA for 15 years and is currently as executive board member for the society. She practices human factors and ergonomics through engaging with organisations on designing menta...

Dr Robyn Coman from the University of Wolllongoing  is discussing Extended Reality Simulation with Dr Shiva Pedram from the University of Newcastle, and Grace Kennedy from Acema. Dr Shiva Pedram is an experienced UX Research Specialist and Service Designer, specialising  in the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and service design within emerging technologies.  With 12+ years of...

Sharon Todd and Andrew Wright discuss User Testing in good design. The views expressed by Andrew Wright within the HFESA PodCast are his own and not those of any organisation he works for or with, or linked to any project he works on – past or present.  Andrew is a Principal Human Factors Consultant at Tactix Sener, primarily supporting the transport, nuclear and defence industries throughout the...

Carlo , Robyn and Vinod are discussing the impact that the absence of suitable seating and poorly designed seating has on older adults in public places. The public seating project identified poor design, the coping behaviours of older adults needed and the impact that poor seating has on people with physical limitations and on their social identity. An audit tool was devised to gather data, to und...

Sharon Todd is exploring Naturalistic Decision Making with Brian Moon. He is the Chief Technology Officer for Perigean Technologies LLC and Executive Director of the Naturalistic Decision Making Association. A leading practitioner and researcher in the field of NDM, Mr. Moon applies qualitative and quantitative research methods to a wide range of problems, from the elicitation of expert knowledge...

Grace Kennedy is my special guest. She is a Systems Engineer and Human Factors professional with over 15 year's experience in the Infrastructure, Rail, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Defence Research sectors in Australia and the UK. Research Interests and Expertise: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Organisational Systems Engineering (how to model “soft”/human aspects within the context...

Sharon Todd's special guest is Daisy Veitch talking about the importance of body size and shape in product and system design. Daisy Veitch, PhD. is an expert in applied Anthropometry, the fit of wearable items and body shape and size data.  Daisy Veitch is a Director of Anthropometry at Anthrotech, Inc., a leading company in human body measurement and analysis. She has a PhD in Industrial Des...

Sharon Todd chats to Steph Cassidy about a Psychosocial Risk Management Project that was successfully rolled out with a bus company. The project is called Healthy Minds Work. Steph's passion lies in assisting Australian workplaces to maintain their maximum productivity. Steph, an Occupational Therapist and Ergonomist has 30 years of experience in managing and preventing work-related injury or...

Sharon Todd's special guest is Barry Kirby the current President of the  CIEHF.  He is  a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Practitioner (C.ErgHF), Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (FIEHF) and a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET). Barry has over 17 years’ experience working as a Human Factors Consultant, with s...

Sharon Todd's guests are Dr Jon Spiro and Anthony Lock, founders of the Nexus Human Factors Training in Healthcare in WA. The views expressed by Dr Jon Spiro and Anthony Lock within this HFESA Podcast are their own and not those of any organisation they work for or with. Dr Jon Spiro is a consultant cardiologist and Senior clinical lecturer at the University of Western Australia. Having train...

Professor Jodi Oakman chats to Sharon Todd about the APHIRM  (A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management) Toolkit.  An online platform designed to support organisations in reducing stress related mental health and musculoskeletal disorders through using a participative approach.  www.aphirm.org.au Professor Jodi Oakman leads the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe Un...

Sharon Todd chats to Tarryn Ryan about HFE skills and training for Helicopter pilots. In this episode we chat about human factors and helicopter flying, including situational awareness, dark hole effect, night flying, decision making, and resilience. Tarryn is a Director at Safety Collaboration Pty Ltd. She has over 20 years of experience in aviation, including as a helicopter pilot in the South A...

Karl Rich CPE and Sharon Todd CPE are discussing  HF Integration  and the Parramatta Light Rail project in Sydney Australia. The methods and tools used to populate the HFE risk register, the use of first principals,  mock ups, virtual reality, anthropometry, simulation and the usability studies in this project are discussed. Karl Rich has 30 years’ international experience in the provision of cons...

Professor Jillian Dorrian discusses shiftwork, fatigue and performance with Sharon Todd (CPE). Jill is one of the keynote speakers at the HFESA Conference 19-22nd November 2023.    Jill is Professor in Psychology, with a PhD in sleep and chronobiology research, and a Master of Biostatistics.  From the beginning of my PhD, Jill conducted laboratory and field studies with a consistent focus on colla...

Sharon Todd is discussing HFE in Work System Design with one of our keynote speakers Dr. Patrick Neumann speaking at the  HFESA Conference November 2023 . Dr. W. Patrick Neumann. Lic. Eng., LEL, Eur. Erg. is a Design Scientist, a certified human factors professional and he heads the Human Factors Engineering Lab in Toronto Metropolitan University’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineeri...

Dr. Christopher Reid is a Technical Fellow and Boeing Designated Expert in both the Human Factors & Ergonomics discipline and wearable technology. Based out of Charleston, South Carolina, USA, he is the current Technology Architect for Boeing's Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) organization. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Practice at Clemson University’s Department of Industrial...