VIC Branch PD Event
18/11/2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us for a practitioners’ view of the challenging ergonomic and work health & safety issues facing workers caring for the elderly in both residential and home care facility contexts. This PD will be presented by practitioners in the industry, Steve Isam, Liz Hogan and Melissa Mitchell (host). There will be two presentations, followed by […]
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08/11/2021 – 09/11/2021 @ 12:00 am – HFESA2021 will be a Virtual Conference – www.HFESA2021.org for details The theme of the HFESA 2021 Conference is ‘Human Factors in our Changing World’ We live in a world marked by massive global changes, moving us rapidly into rather unprecedented and unknown directions. It has never been so vital for us to understand the interactions among humans and […]
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 byHuman Factors and Emerging Risks Symposium 2021
14/07/2021 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Our world is changing, and as a result, society faces several emergent personal, organisational, societal and global risks which threaten our health and wellbeing. Human Factors has a critical role to play in understanding and managing these risks. Our 2021 Human Factors symposium entitled ‘Human Factors and Emerging Risks’ includes a series of presentations from leading researchers and practitioners covering their work […]
Posted on byISQua 2021
08/07/2021 – 11/07/2021 @ All Day – Together with Centro Regionale Gestione Rischio Clinico e Sicurezza del Paziente (GRC) and the Italian Network for Safety in Healthcare, ISQua is delighted to host its next Conference in Florence, Italy. Click here for more information
Posted on byHFESA 2017 Conference
26/11/2017 – 29/11/2017 @ All Day – Welcome to Wollongong The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) is pleased to invite you to our 2017 conference, to be held from 26-29 November, 2017 at The University of Wollongong, NSW. HFESA conferences are attended by a diverse range of professionals, including Certified Professional Ergonomists, academics, and practitioners, who work in a […]
Posted on byQLD Branch: Design Breakfast
20/04/2017 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am – Design, design, design! Did you know you are a designer….? Welcome to your world! No matter what our job is, we are all designers in part, but are we using the right criteria to ensure success? When things go wrong, blaming end-users (front-line staff, drivers, controllers etc.) is commonplace; however investigations routinely point to flaws […]
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 byACT Branch Executive Event: Industry Knowledge Sharing Breakfast: Work Design – Transformative Outcomes through Innovative Work Practices
05/05/2017 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am – The ACT Branch of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) is proud to announce a partnership with leading academic from UWA Business School and Australian Laureate Fellow Professor Sharon Parker. Join a discussion with Professor Sharon Parker hosted by the HFESA. In this small group of executives and senior managers, Professor Sharon […]
Posted on bySlips, Trips and Falls International Conference 2017
15/06/2017 – 16/06/2017 @ All Day – Slips, Trips, and Falls 2017 is of interest to: Risk and safety managers Architects and designers Planners and facilities managers Ergonomists and forensics experts Footwear or flooring manufacturers Policy makers Researchers ASTM, CSA, ANSI or other standards Committee members Other safety and healthcare professionals For more information, please visit Slips, Trips and Falls International Conference […]
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 AGM 2017
10/08/2017 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Special guest speaker: Dr Caroline Knight Caroline has just joined the University of Western Australia from Sheffield University, UK having completed her PhD in 2016. Caroline completed her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Psychology from Durham University, UK in 2003 and her Masters in Research Methods in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, in […]
Posted on byVIC Branch: Knowledge through Networking & Sharing event
13/09/2017 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – Knowledge Through Networking & Sharing Wednesday 13 September 2017 – sponsored by Humanscale. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to update your knowledge on what the current buzz Ergo topics are all about. Network with HF professionals and share information in a one day accessible, affordable and compact seminar. Speakers: Dr Mike Regan – […]
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 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 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 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 byHFE Connect – Sydney
08/10/2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Date/Time: Monday 8th October 2018 at 6-8pm Location: Balcony Bar, Aurora Hotel, 324 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia Contact: Amy Chung 0404 897 905 <amy.zq.chung@gmail.com></amy.zq.chung@gmail.com> Event Schedule 6:00 pm: Social 6:30 pm: Presentation by Melissa Baysari 7:00 pm: Social Presentation Melissa Baysari is an Associate Professor at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, […]
Posted on byHFESA 2018 Conference(one day)
26/11/2018 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) is pleased to invite you to our 2018 conference, to be held from 26-28 November, 2018 at The Pan Pacific Hotel, Perth WA. Visit the website HFESA conferences are attended by a diverse range of professionals, including Certified Professional Ergonomists, academics, and practitioners, who work in […]
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