Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub

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 understand the problem and to inform the guidance that can be provided to those designing public spaces, local government and manufacturers.The significance of this work includes the understanding that  older adults need to be independent and this can be affected by features of the environment. We are living longer and being part of the community and socialising and living well is enabled with well designed public seating.Associate Professor Carlo Caponecchia is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW, Associate Dean Equity Diversity and Inclusion, in the Faculty of Science UNSW. Dr Robyn Coman is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, a Physiotherapist and Ergonomist.Vinod Gopaldasani is the Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Director of the Centre for Occupational Public and Environment Research in Safety and Health and Head of Discipline OHS at the University of Wollongong.This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

Brian Moon, a leading figure in Naturalistic Decision Making, discusses expert performance, cognitive analysis, and adaptive strategies. He delves into designing interfaces for autonomous helicopters, tools for cognitive task analysis, and decision-making processes. The podcast explores upcoming conferences and dynamic decision games to apply NDM theory in various domains.

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 of enterprise systems). Enterprise modelling and architectures. Human Systems Integration. Systems Ergonomics. Human Reliability Assessment. Systems Resilience for Critical Infrastructure Systems.She currently works with Acmena Group Pty Ltd. She is the co-chair of the INCOSE Human Systems Integration (HSI) Working Group, SESA NSW Healthcare Systems Lead, and a founding committee member of the Women's Research Engineers Network (WREN). I have been inducted into the INCOSE Technical Leadership Institute (Cohort 7).Grace Kennedy  - CPEng (Systems Engineering), CSEP. Systems Engineering & Human Factors/Ergonomics Practitioner. Co-chair INCOSE Human Systems Integration Working Group.This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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 Design Engineering from TU Delft, in The Netherlands where she explored replicating the feel of human tissue and applied this to task specific manikins. She is also a founding member and secretary general of the World Engineering Anthropometry Resource (WEAR), a global network of researchers and practitioners in the field of anthropometry. She is a criterion anthropometrist. She has previously worked in the apparel industry in all aspects including 5 years as a product engineer. With over 20 years of experience in applied anthropometry, Daisy has directed and contributed to several projects and publications that use body shape and size data to improve the fit and function of wearable items, such as apparel, medical devices, and protective equipment. She has a background in technical aspects of garment construction, having studied in Adelaide and Paris, and won prestigious awards for her design skills. She is also an inventor of a US design patent and has registered designs in multiple regions. Daisy's mission is to apply anthropometry to design solutions that enhance safety, health, comfort, and productivity.Specialties: Anthropometry, body scanning, fit-testing, bra performance testing, apparel patternmaking, product design engineering (apparel), manikin making, tissue properties matching palpation of the breastThis educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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 illness. It is this, combined with her own executive-level management experience, that adds strength to her ability to guide organisations on workforce management strategies that align with operations, finance and human resources. In 2012, Steph founded Productivity Matters, a business focused on helping to create productive, healthy and safe places to work. Specialties: Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy and Ergonomics (User Centred Design).This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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 skills in user engagement, product design and specification, simulation, trials as well as business and strategy development. As the Managing Director of K Sharp, Barry leads a small but perfectly formed team of researchers and consultants with a wide range of skills and knowledge.He has a keen interest in the attitudes, trust and behaviour of users when faced with new technology such as Smart Cities, Smart Communities and the Internet of Things.This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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 trained in the UK, Jon took up his current fulltime public position as a consultant interventional cardiologist at Royal Perth Hospital in 2015. During his medical training Jon built up a special interest in leadership, teamwork and human performance within healthcare groups and non-healthcare organisations. In 2016 Jon partnered with Anthony Lock to establish the NEXUS course. Using lessons learned from other high-reliability and high-performing industries Jon wanted to improve the awareness and availability of human factors (or non-technical skills) training to healthcare staff. Jon continues to drive change and innovation at RPH, establishing WA’s first rapid access chest pain service and comprehensive coronary physiology program. Jon is a past director of the cardiac catheter labs, contributes to the hospital’s complex PCI program and co-leads the cath lab’s cardiogenic shock team. Anthony Lock, DSM With over 7000 flying hours on high-performance military aircraft and working with Special Forces Teams worldwide, Anthony has extensive experience in developing high-performing teams and leaders in high-stress environments. In 2017, Anthony transferred his expertise to Healthcare and was appointed the Director of Patient Safety and Human Performance at Royal Perth and Bentley Hospitals and, more recently, the Executive Director of Clinical Performance and systems at St John Ambulance, WA. He has led widespread organisational change and the development of Australia’s first hospital-wide, industry-based Human Factors training course called NEXUS. This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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.auProfessor Jodi Oakman leads the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University in Victoria Australia. She is an ergonomist and human factors specialist and worked in a range of industry settings before moving into academia. Her research program is focussed on working with organisations to optimise employees’ physical and mental health. She led the development of the APHIRMToolkit and online platform designed to support organisations in reducing stress related mental health and musculoskeletal disorders through using a participative approach. She currently leads projects in the areas of working at home and hybrid work and using systems thinking approaches to improve work related health. She recently led a longitudinal study examining the influence of working from home on employee health and well being. Professor Jodi Oakman Doctor of Philosophy (La Trobe University); MSc & Tech in Ergonomics (UNSW); B.App.Sci (Physiotherapy) La Trobe University; Grad Cert in Higher Ed and Teaching; Grad Cert in Implementation Science (UCSF).This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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 African Air Force, the Australian Army, and the civilian sector, where she performed helicopter emergency medical service and marine pilot transfer operations.She holds an Australian Commercial Pilots License (CPL-H) and is completing her Master's degree in Aviation specialising in Human Factors, a field that she is passionate about. She is also a certified Crew Resource Management Trainer and delivers tailor-made Human Factors training to organisations across various industries. Her mission is to enhance the safety, performance, and wellbeing of individuals and teams through evidence-based and practical solutions.This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!

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 consultancy in Human Factors and training to a wide range of safety critical Industries, including rail, oil and gas, marine, process control, medical products, aerospace and defence. He has worked in human factors consultancy for 25 years, prior to which he was Head of Human Factors at the Institute of Naval Medicine, UK Ministry of Defence. In the UK, European, Chinese, and Australian rail sectors, Karl has worked extensively on both the supply-side and the operator-side of projects as a consultant, Human Factors Delivery Manager, Project Manager and Human Factors Integrator. He has worked  in the rail sector on all types of assets in both operational and design engineering domains and is well used to working in, and leading, multi-disciplinary teams. His deep cross-industry experience in human factors integration enables him to quickly get up to speed on any projects where HF and safety are a critical focus. Since arriving in Australia in 2017, Karl’s numerous projects have included major infrastructure projects, such as Sydney Trains’ Electrical Isolations Improvement Program (EIIP), the Parramatta Light Rail project, the Melbourne Tunnel Project, Evolution Rail, Country Rail Network control room builds and train control system design, Canberra Light Rail extension, and several major tunnel projects in NSW and VIC. Karl is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, and a Certified Professional Ergonomist, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia. This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia. If you like this podcast please make us your favourite on your podcast app. If you want to find out more about Human Factors and Ergonomics or if you have a question about this podcast please go to the HFESA website ergonomics.org.au and make your request via our contact page. We will be back with more episodes soon!