VIC Branch July 19th PD Event: Exploring Human Factors Issues at Federation Square – Melbourne
19/07/2017 @ All Day – Fed Square is recognised internationally as one of the world’s great public places and Melbourne’s inspirational public square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and has recently been named the 6th Best Public Square of the World in a list of 10 international icons including Naghsh-e Jahaan Square […]
Posted on byNSW Branch Mix and Mingle – July 2017
26/07/2017 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Come along and meet your local members at the NSW Branches next mix and mingle evening. Dr. Alison Bell will be presenting the outcomes of her PhD on Packaging and the Elderly. Starting from 6pm. Meeting upstairs at the bar. Please note: drinks and dinner at your own cost. RSVP’s are required, please register using […]
Posted on byWA Branch 2018 Conference organising committee meeting
26/10/2017 @ 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm – All members are welcome to attend and assist in developing an unforgettable conference. The meeting will now be held at UWA. There is parking in Myers St (free after 6pm). Free parking is available in Red and Yellow zones in Car Park 43 after 5pm. Enter Fairway Entrance 4 and turn left into the car park. […]
Posted on bySA Branch PD event: An Insight into Building Your Work Resilience
08/11/2017 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – This session will focus on practical strategies to build your personal resilience at work within the context of the broader elements that create workplace resilience. Get insight into how to measure and build workplace resilience. Kathryn McEwen, Managing Director of Working with Resilience, Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. Download speaker biography
Posted on byACT Branch PD Event: Beginning With The End In Mind. Integrating good work and career design for longer lives.
23/11/2017 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Abstract: How does increasing life expectancy impact on the way we design careers and work? What has gotten us to this point in career and work design probably won’t assist in navigating longer (working) lives from the physical and mental challenges of longevity. Traditional career strategies are not likely to assist modern workers adjust to […]
Posted on byHFESA 2017 Conference site visit – Bluescope Steel tour
29/11/2017 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm – https://www.aiw.org.au/steeltour.htm Leave UOW at 1pm, return by 4pm A bus will drive us through the Steelworks to the various plants, and then we will walk through the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Plant, Slab Caster, Hot Strip Mill or Plate Mill. Come along and witness the 1600-degree Celsius process that transforms molten iron into steel amongst other […]
Posted on byQLD Branch: Site visit to CLEM7 Control Room
13/12/2017 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The 6.8km CLEM7 project comprises two separate two-lane tubes under the Brisbane River linking Woolloongabba in the south to Bowen Hills in the north with an entry and exit ramp at Shafston Avenue, Kangaroo Point.In a Joint venture with Ventia and Lendlease, Brisbane Motorway Services staffs the CLEM7 control room 24 hours a day, responds […]
Posted on byQLD Branch PD event – WHS Return on Investment Calculator
13/02/2018 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 am – Hands-on Workshop & Breakfast PD Event Presented by Olivia Yu (PhD student) Making the business case for health and safety interventions has become increasingly commonplace for work health and safety professionals. Keen to know what the return on investment is for your work health and safety efforts? Then join Olivia Yu, (PhD student) and the Qld […]
Posted on byACT Branch meeting – 15 Feb 2018
15/02/2018 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 am – All members are invited. It would be great if all members could attend and mingle. Pop in anytime if you can. Coffee and Breakfast is available. The committee will hold a meeting from 8-8.30 am. Agenda follows. Please register your attendance using the button below. AGENDA FOR COMMITTEE MEETING Calendar proposed for 1st quarter to date […]
Posted on byWA Branch PD event: The path to certification and my experience as an HFESA Certified Professional Ergonomist
28/02/2018 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Invited speaker: Robert King CPE Topic: The path to certification and my experiences as an HFESA Certified Professional Ergonomist Rob has been pursuing a career in Human Factors and Ergonomics since 2004. He has worked for range of Western Australian companies and in diverse roles. His skills are wide ranging across: • Human factors / […]
Posted on byTRANSIG: PD event – Human Factors in Connected and Automated Vehicles
28/02/2018 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm – Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) are predicted to transform the road network with the potential to improve productivity, reduce congestion and improve safety. Ultimate success of CAVs will depend on people’s trust and how they choose to use and interact with them. Human factors methods and knowledge are critical to the design and integration of […]
Posted on byNSW Branch: Ergo’s big night out ‘Fractured Fun’
21/03/2018 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Our Theme is Ergonomics, creativity and design thinking Facilitated by Stephen Ward, Director of the Industrial Design program at UNSW. He has over 16 years’ experience as a design educator, coming from a background of industrial design practice and ergonomics. An evening of fun and frivolity. Catch up with colleagues in an informal setting with […]
Posted on byWA Branch PD event: Maximising participation in participative ergonomics
05/04/2018 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – WA HFESA members are invited to join us for an informal get-together at the Bassendean Hotel on Thursday 5 April from 7pm. Our discussion theme of the night will be “maximising participation in participative ergonomics” BUT there is no pre-reading or preparation required, just an enthusiasm for ergonomics and an enjoyment of a pub meal! […]
Posted on byACT Branch Journal Club: Usability – online and “in the wild”
11/04/2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – This event has been cancelled. How it works: You are asked to read and come prepared to discuss 1 maybe 2 articles. The articles are sent after you register on the HFESA web page. You’ll have 3 to choose from. We share our lived experiences and practice approaches. Dinner and drinks are available on a […]
Posted on byNSW Branch: Ergo’s big night out ‘Smart Shoe Research’
23/05/2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Smart Shoes: Motivating Elders to Walk Longer and Safer The Project Inadequate physical activity in older individuals can hasten physical and cognitive decline associated with ageing, and increase the risk of falling. Although technology is widely used among younger adults, much less attention has been paid to how technology can benefit elderly people, despite the potential […]
Posted on byACT Branch Professional Development Seminar: USABILITY
06/06/2018 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – USABILITY – ACT Branch Professional Development Seminar Presentation by Lenore Gunning. Ergonomist, Occupational Therapist How to evaluate the user experience with a product or software How intuitive is the usage? What are the risks? Is this product or software safe and well-designed? Refreshments: Served at 4.00pm Parking: Car park behind the showroom Queries: […]
Posted on bySA Branch PD event: POWERING EMERGENCY SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE
27/06/2018 @ 5:45 am – 7:15 pm – HFESA Professional Development Event – Save the date ! Wednesday 27th June 2018, 5.45 pm until approx.. 7.15 pm: There is no charge for this event. POWERING EMERGENCY SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE Presented by Peter Pollnitz, SA Health Powered stretchers reduce physical demands and improve safety for paramedics and patients Ambulance clinicians face high physical […]
Posted on byNSW Branch: Case study – Ergonomic design in a bakery with Claire Folland
04/07/2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The topic is a case study using the WEAR database and Blender software for the Ergonomic design of a Work area in a Bakery. Claire Folland is the Managing Consultant for Alba Ergonomics and Green Ergonomics. Claire is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and ‘work health and safety’ specialist certified by the Human Factors and […]
Posted on byQld Branch: Knowledge Through Sharing seminar
02/08/2018 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm – Trending topics in human factors and ergonomics towards the 2020’s. One Day Seminar: 1 August 2018 Gain up to the minute insights from experts in the field on key ergonomic and human factors areas. Chaired by Prof. Robin Burgess-Limerick. Advancing Incident investigations. Expert panel: Prof. Maureen Hassall, Justin Ludcke, Justin O’Sullivan and Phillipa Dodshon. […]
Posted on bySA PD event: 30th August 2018
30/08/2018 @ 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm – Presenter 1: Dr Len Turczynowicz Title of talk Exposure science and the International Society of Exposure Science Brief In undertaking human health risk assessments for environmental and occupational health the key areas include the toxicology of the hazardous substance and the exposure assessment for the affected individual or community. While toxicology has been well represented over […]
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