Healthy Safe and Effective Workplaces; a WA Branch smorgasbord
26/08/2021 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – The WA Branch of HFESA is a hosting National PD event via Zoom. Ari Antonovsky, Kath Jones and Stephanie Black will present their recent or upcoming conference papers on the theme of “Healthy Safe and Effective Workplaces”. Join us via Zoom from 17:30 (AWST) / 19:30 (AEST) PROGRAM 17:30-17:55 Using mixed methods to strengthen connections […]
Posted on byQLD Branch PD Event: People at Work: Human performance with a psychological lens
14/07/2021 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Summary The People at Work psychosocial risk assessment tool provides a way for workplaces to identify their psychosocial risks, benchmark them and track improvements over time – for free! It helps identify key psychosocial hazards in the workplace and provides guidance on practical ways to manage them. It was developed in collaboration with Australian WHS […]
Posted on byACT Branch PD event: Work Design – Transformative Outcomes through Innovative Work Practices
04/05/2017 @ 9:15 am – 5:00 pm – Thursday and Friday May 4-5 2017 Work design is a crucial but neglected strategy for optimising health, for unleashing employee talent, and for creating agile and effective organisations. Two workshops: In the first workshop, Dr Kirsten Way will help you understand how to apply risk management to create mentally healthy work. In the second workshop, […]
Posted on byVIC 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 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 bySite visit to Legacy Way Control Room
15/11/2018 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Site visit to Legacy Way Control Room Presented by Michael Eyles, Networks Tunnel Manager Legacy Way is a 4.6 km twin tunnel connecting the Western Freeway (M5) in Toowong to the Inner city Bypass (ICB). World-class safety features include variable speed and message signs, advanced fire safety systems and cameras automatically detecting variations in traffic […]
Posted on bySA Branch PD event: A trio of contemporary Fatigue related presentations
20/05/2020 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Fatigue in Aviation Mark Corbett, CPE Although fatigue is seen as an increasing problem, in aviation it has been an issue since the early days of flight. This presentation will discuss the assessment of fatigue in the aviation domain and its evolution. It will look at the types of fatigue-related research data that have been and […]
Posted on byPublic Transport: Research and Design for Human Use
20/02/2019 @ 8:45 am – 11:45 pm – Public Transport Victoria Human Factors Team and the Transport Special Interest Group at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia invite you to a morning of talks on application of Human Factors methods and research to inform and optimise the user centred design of public transport systems. As demand for Public Transport increases year […]
Posted on byPsychosocial factors in the workplace
25/07/2018 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Michelle Anderson is the work, health and safety manager for the East Metropolitan Heath Services. With a Masters in Occupational Environmental Health and Safety from ECU and over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare and social service industry sector, the last 10 in managing OSH, Michelle is well placed to discuss the real life challenges […]
Posted on byOptimising the Interaction Between Users and Automated Systems
22/05/2019 @ 8:45 am – 11:45 pm – Public Transport Victoria’s Human Factors Team and the Transport Special Interest Group at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia invite you to a morning of talks on the application of human factors methods and research to inform the integration of users and automated systems. Morning Talks Rail operations in Australia are on the […]
Posted on byHFESA WA & SIA event: Managing voilence and aggression in the healthcare workplace
26/07/2017 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Join us for an insightful gathering on Wednesday 26 July 2017, to explore the topic of violence and aggression in the Healthcare Workplace. Occupational Violence and Aggression (OVA) is a growing hazard in the workplace, in particular the Healthcare and social service industry. OVA takes many forms and sometimes with fatal outcomes. Key to the […]
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