What do Members Want in 2010?
If you have ideas for future PD Events or want to present a workshop, please contact your Branch PD Representative or the HFESA PD Coordinator Stroma Lawson - pdofficer@ergonomics.org.au
HFESA Members say they want Professional Development in the following areas:
Physical Ergonomics
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Manual tasks: new National Standard, different risk assessment tools, best practice guidelines, maximizing the benefits of trolleys & assistive devices and skills training
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Value of movement exercises in office based work
Cognitive Ergonomics
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Work-related stress
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Human reliability, errors, resilience
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Work-related fatigue in high risk industries eg. health and transport
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Understanding human behaviours and safety culture
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Human error analysis and quantifying error rates
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Cognitive safety engineering
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Human Computer Interaction 101
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Mental fatigue in relation to computer use
Organisational Ergonomics
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Organisational change, work design & employee participation
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Psychosocial impact on MSDS & musculoskeletal injury mechanisms
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Participative ergonomics
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Ergonomic quality in design: IEA EQuID Project
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Control room design & high reliability organizations
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Ageing workforce and Generation Y factors & opportunities for ergonomics
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Office based ergonomics & workstation design
Other
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Practical application of ergonomic practice (eg. risk assessment, incident investigation, safety culture/behaviour, implementing ergonomics programs)
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Evaluation methods: noise, thermal comfort, using force gauges & implications of force measurements
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WorkSafe Award recipients
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How to market ergonomics to employers
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Forensic /legal /expert witness workshop
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Industrial design /product design
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Vehicle ergonomics & Ergonomics of automobile manufacture
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Use of computer simulators for HF research
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Non-technical skills: presentation skills, talking to the media, how to develop a business case
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Whatever ‘hot topics’ are being discussed on AusErgo
HFESA Members say they want the following type of Professional Development opportunities:
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Practical applications of ergonomics for practitioners
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More involvement /better links with other professions: engineers, designers, architects, psychologists, hygienists, occupational physicians
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Inter-disciplinary events with CHISIG
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Student presentations
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CPEs & Fellows sharing their practical knowledge & skills
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Knowledge Through Sharing type seminar
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Sharing case studies – open to feedback in supportive environment, reflective practice, problem solving
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Show & tell of ergonomic interventions & solutions
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National Ergo Week like WorkSafe Week
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Road show of mini-workshops
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Access for regional members: video, audio, podcast, on-line delivery
Compiled by Stroma Lawson, HFESA PD Coordinator
Information collated from 2008 and 2009 PD Programme Feedback Forms; PD Committee Members; Branch Committee Members; 2007 Conference attendees; and 2006 Member Survey
Domains of specialisation taken from IEA