WA 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 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: Dr Gary Dennis CPE
22/03/2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Join the WA Branch for a technical meeting hosted by Dr Gary Dennis CPE – Preventing musculoskeletal disorders and the “Ergoanalyst” software. In this 1.5 hour session you will learn: The real cause of musculoskeletal injury The difference between chronological and occupational ageing Moving away from just preventing injury toward designing occupational environments that improve […]
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 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 […]
Posted on byNSW Branch: AGM 2018
03/10/2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The NSW Branch AGM will be held on Wednesday 3rd October, 2018 at Harpoon Harry Our guest speaker for the evening is Ingrid Wolfsberger, the Network Simulation Co Lead at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Ingrid will be speaking about Paediatric Simulation: Safety, Risk and Quality Improvements NSW Branch AGM * Agenda * Proxy * […]
Posted on byWA Branch PD Event: Human Reliability
13/08/2019 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – This session will focus on a human reliability analysis of connection, import and disconnection of hazardous substances. The conducted analysis included identification of Major Accident Hazards (MAH), related tasks and whether the system relies on procedural steps or operator competence to complete these correctly. It explores whether inherent or engineering controls could be introduced to […]
Posted on byWA Branch: Optimising Human Performance in the Workplace
24/09/2019 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – This session aims to promote learning and discussion about cognitive, organisational and physical ergonomics. It will focus on the application of the wide range of clinical expertise we possess, which together form human factors as a discipline. Specifically, how can we apply our specialist skills in areas such as anatomy, physiology, psychology, engineering, design, and […]
Posted on bySite visit to Schiavello and presentations – 2020: offices of the future
04/03/2020 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Join the WA HFESA branch on the first PD session of 2020 at Schiavello Showrooms in West Perth from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Nibble and drinks provided. 5:30-6:00: Registration & welcome 6:00-6:20: Kath Jones (Senior Inspector / Scientific Officer, Human Factors and Ergonomics Team,WorkSafe Service Industries and Specialists Directorate) discussing psychosocial risks of modern office-based work […]
Posted on byNSW Branch Event – Existential Exoskeleton Experience
17/03/2020 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 pm – Now only available via ZOOM video conferencing A fun and informative presentation on assistive devices, specifically Exoskeletons by Lotte Koenig from Ottobock Industrials. Lotte will also discuss solutions to overhead work. Lotte will also discuss solutions to overhead work. Some of you will remember Lotte from the 2019 Conference in Canberra. Click on the links below to […]
Posted on byNational PD Event: Psychosocial impacts of working from home in a COVID world
22/04/2021 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – NSW Branch invites you to join them for this National PD event. Dr Carlo Caponecchia will cover a psychosocial perspective on COVID-related changes to work, including our expectations of work, workplaces and schedules, and the challenges for the future of work design. Carlo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. He […]
Posted on byNational PD Event: Stepping towards Physical Activity
11/05/2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – SA Branch invites you to join them for this National PD event. Title: Emergency nurses’ physical activity levels at work and during leisure time. Summary: This presentation will provide a summary of the Physical Activity in Emergency Departments (PACED) Study, which aimed to understand emergency nurses’ physical activity levels at work and during their leisure time. […]
Posted on byUQR!SK: Critical control Master Practitioner Session
30/04/2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – This one-day workshop will focus on refining and improving the current risk management processes to focus on the key issues e.g.: – Which controls are important in controlling the risk(s) and, – How can we ensure that they are effective and remain effective? Participants will work through cases studies utilising various techniques including bow tie […]
Posted on byHuman Factors in Sport
22/05/2017 – 23/05/2017 @ 12:00 am – Human factors specialists often contribute to the design of sports clothing and equipment, training or recuperation facilities, training regimes and match management, in order to keep sport safe and enjoyable for millions to play and watch. Can approaches and expertise be transferred, adapted or adopted from sport to sport to benefit those taking part? What […]
Posted on byTranSIG: Whodunit series: 22nd August 2017
22/08/2017 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Come and work out Whodunit. We are going to look at a maritime mishap. Please email Airdrie and Anjum at transig@ergonomics.org.au by Friday 19th August and we will send out the reading material and the teleconference details. For this meeting only: we will meet at 5pm and end at 5:55pm EST so those in Sydney […]
Posted on byTAVRP PD & End of Year Networking Drinks Event
20/11/2020 @ 7:30 pm – Workplace Rehabilitation in an ongoing COVID world: Lessons learned from experience, Evidence Based Advice for the future. What should WRP’s, injured workers and workplaces expect? Presenters: Dr Peter Sharman, Occupational Physician, Hobart. MBBS FAFOEM FAICD Secretary / Public Officer TASMANIAN FOUNDATION for OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE INC. Topic: “How can WRP’s prepare themselves to assist organisations with COVID 19 […]
Posted on bySafety Governance in Practice
23/08/2018 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm – How informed is your board about managing damage? Safety Governance in Practice Date From: 22 August, 2018 Time: 7.00am – noon Location: Brisbane, Qld Description: At this unique half day event, international and national experts will explore safety governance and its impact on your business, your position as board member, or operational leader and how […]
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 […]
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