Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub

Sharon Todd is chatting with Paul Cummins the founder and CEO of Airline Training Solutions. Paul has nearly 40 years experience in the aviation industry mainly in operational roles . Airline Training Solutions is the largest private provider of flight simulators for training in Australia. Simulators are based on Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320/321, with other contracted providers for other types. Other simulators include F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet and a light aircraft.Paul's Experience includes:Air Traffic Control, Supervisor and Training OfficerFlight Service Officer,Pilot, flew CT4 and Macchi jet with RAAF, helicopter and aeroplane commercial pilot licence Australia and USA, flew Jetranger helcopter, de Havilland Beaver floatplane, Dash 8 and Boeing 727.Trainer for Qantas on Boeing 737-800.Regulatory experience with CASA, member and written submissions for the Editorial Advisory Panel for Flight Safety Australia magazine,Editor of the Aeronautical Information Publication, and Instrument Flight Procedure Designer for AirservicesChief Ground Instructor at RMIT university flight training.- Secretary of Seaplane Pilots Association of Australia           Safety Air Traffic Control Section Safety Officer-Safety Management System Manager, and Quality Assurance Manager for a Part 173 Instrument Flight Procedure Design companySafety and compliance role as the Obstacle Limitation Surface Manager for Sydney Airport, Identifying risk and mitigation.Consultant to various airports wrote their Operations Manuals, and Safety Risk Management Plans Consultant on Air Traffic Management systems modernisation projects, as well as requirements management, testing roles, and QA.-Systems Safety Engineer and Safety Management System lead on Air Traffic Management modernisation project.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!

Prof Anjum Naweed and Sharon Todd CPE are chatting about Anjum's HFE research, projects and his mantra "Proceed as if Success is Inevitable."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 factors and systems thinking. He has over 15 years of experience across a range of industry sectors and occupational settings. Anjum’s research has received many accolades in recognition of his excellence in research activity, publication, and engagement and he has twice received the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Researcher of the Year (2013; 2018) at his university. He currently serves a Scientific Editor for Applied Ergonomics, an international journal aimed at ergonomists and all those interested in applying ergonomics and human factors in the design, planning and management of technical and social systems at work or leisure. He has been a Scientific Convenor for the Australasian Simulation Congress on five consecutive occasions, and for the Annual HFESA Conference twice.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 CPE is chatting with Antoine Jdeidani about the C30 Bombardier Train design in Sweden.Antoine Jdeidani has a Masters Degree in Ergonomics and Production Engineering and is the Human Factors associated Director at Arch Artifex providing human factors consulting services to Transport Projects in NSW Victoria and Queensland. Antoine has over 10 years’ experience in human factors engineering and human centred design. 2 years dedicated to the design of consumer products and services, and over 8 years on the development and delivery of major transport and infrastructure projects. Antoine’s keen understanding of project management enables him to embed human factors solutions that connects teams to their target end users adding value where it matters most.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 CPE is chatting with Antoine Jdeidani about the C30 Bombardier Train design in Sweden.Antoine Jdeidani has a Masters Degree in Ergonomics and Production Engineering and is the Human Factors associated Director at Arch Artifex providing human factors consulting services to Transport Projects in NSW Victoria and Queensland. Antoine has over 10 years’ experience in human factors engineering and human centred design. 2 years dedicated to the design of consumer products and services, and over 8 years on the development and delivery of major transport and infrastructure projects. Antoine’s keen understanding of project management enables him to embed human factors solutions that connects teams to their target end users adding value where it matters most.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 CPE  is chatting with Associate Professor Nektarios Karanikas.Nektarios Karanikas is the Associate Professor in the Health, Safety and Environment discipline of the School of Public Health & Social Work (Faculty of Health) in the Queensland University of Technology (AU). Before his current appointment, he was Associate Professor of Safety and Human Factors at the Aviation Academy of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL). He studied MSc Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics at Cranfield University (UK), and he was awarded his doctorate in Safety and Quality Management from Middlesex University (UK).Nektarios graduated from the Hellenic Air Force Academy as an aeronautical engineer, worked for about 19 years as an officer at the Hellenic Air Force and resigned in 2014 with the rank of Lt. Colonel. There, he served in various positions related to maintenance, safety and quality management, including accident investigations, and he was lecturer and instructor for safety and human factors courses.In addition to his academic qualifications, Nektarios has held professional engineering, human factors, project management, and safety management credentials and has been a member of various national and international associations. He has published two edited books and several chapters and has (co)authored various peer-reviewed journal and conference articles focusing on safety investigations, safety/risk management, engineering and culture. Nektarios has presented his work in over 90 events and actively volunteers in a wide range of scientific and professional activities. 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!

 Elise Crawford BA, BOHS, GCTerEd, PhD (Human Factors) chats to Sharon Todd CPE & President of the HFESA,  about some of the tools she uses for cognitive work analysis and good work design.Elise lectures and coordinators industry placement projects within the Safety Sciences at CQUniversity. She is a human factors specialist teacher and researcher who leads the practical HFE activities during residential school for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.  Research interests include human factors of safety-critical systems, human systems interactions, good work design, user experience and cognitive ergonomics.Most of Elise’s HFE work is done at the university, supporting the development of our emerging HFE professionals through practical coursework and research.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!

We are chatting with Elise Crawford BA, BOHS, GCTerEd, PhD (Human Factors) about work and the role of the HFE professional in good work design. Elise lectures and coordinators industry placement projects within the Safety Sciences at CQUniversity. She is a human factors specialist teacher and researcher who leads the practical HFE activities during residential school for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.  Research interests include human factors of safety-critical systems, human systems interactions, good work design, user experience and cognitive ergonomics.Most of Elise’s HFE work is done at the university, supporting the development of our emerging HFE professionals through practical coursework and research.In Part 3  -  Elise will  introduce you to some of the tools she uses for cognitive work analysis and usability testing.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  a CPE and the current president of the HFESA,  chats to Sara Pazell BAppSci(OT), MBA, PhD, and CPE,, university lecturer and  HFE design consultant about good work design. Sara provides an introduction to the work of HFE professionals, and discusses 'how and why'  we design for the user.Sara was the committee chair for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia’s Good Work Design position paper and supporting resources. Sara is the principal work design strategist and managing director for ViVA health at work, leveraging design in all industries (industrial and office work settings). She is here to help when you ask: How to design when humans are part of the system (work, product, technology, or environment) and what is the user experience? What if we did things a little differently? What can we dream that can become a new reality? She helps build capacity to innovate to generate some good stories to tell! Sara consults, teaches, and researches in human factors, ergonomics, human-centred and good work design, human system integration, organisational science, business leadership, and occupational science. Sara is affiliated with five Australian universities to advance these ideas. Sara is part of the international advisory committee for the WELL Movement concept v2 and associated project-based committees and an expert faculty member for Australia’s only certified Wellness WiseTM Practitioner training program. Sara was the committee chair for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia’s Good Work Design position paper and supporting resources. Her other passions include instructing yoga and sports & strength conditioning.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 Certified Professional Ergonomist and the current president of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia (HFESA),  is chatting with Professor Michael Regan PhD, FACRS, MHFESA who will continue his discussion on the critical HFE challenges with Automated and Autonomous Vehicles and discuss what the HFE community is doing to address these issues in the design of these vehicles. This is the final episode  in this podcast series.This educational podcast is brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic 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!

Sharon Todd, Certified Professional Ergonomist and the current president of the Humans Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia (HFESA) is chatting with Professor Michael Regan  PhD, FACRS, MHFESA discussing the critical Human Factors and Ergonomic challenges in the design and delivery of Automated Vehicles.In Part 3 - Professor Michael Regan will continue his discussion on the critical HFE challenges with Automated and Autonomous Vehicles and discuss what the HFE community is doing to address these issues in the design of these vehicles  - so keep listening!This podcast is an educational podcast brought to you by the Human Factors and Ergonomic 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!