WA PD – A practical guide to psychosocial risk assessment
09/08/2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – In this session we will explore the current suite of approaches to workplace mental health, understand why a focus on building individual resilience is insufficient, and demonstrate how to apply a hazard identification and risk management process to psychological health and safety. Joelle will provide a practical, step-by-step guide to the process of psychosocial risk […]
Posted on byQLD PD – Physical Ergonomics Tools to Manage the Risks of Musculoskeletal Injuries
17/08/2022 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Physical Ergonomics Tools to Manage the Risks of Musculoskeletal Injuries Physical ergonomics– a key domain of specialisation in the field of HFE – is concerned with human anatomical, anthropometric, physiological, and biomechanical characteristics as they relate to physical activity. Based on the nature of the physical activity, this domain uses different tools/methods to identify, assess, […]
Posted on byHFESA & AIHS EVENT: DESIGNING THE SYSTEM OF WORK
24/11/2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm – SA Members! Join us for an evening of ‘Designing the System of Work’, focussing on the three factors of the physical tasks and environment, human factors integration and psychosocial factors. Presenter topics: David Nery – Human Factors Integration: Getting in Early! Heidi Turbill – Safety in Design – Focusing on the Gaps Dr. Valerie O’Keeffe – […]
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 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 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 byHuman Factors 2020: At the cutting edge
10/02/2020 – 12/02/2020 @ 12:00 am – At the cutting edge, which is a one day research symposium, and two days of workshops; from 10-12 February 2020 at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Click here for more details The Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems led by Professor Paul Salmon will be hosting Human Factors 2020: At the cutting edge, […]
Posted on byHFESA SA Branch and Safework SA PD event: Hazardous Manual Tasks (HMT’s) workshop
26/10/2017 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Join the SA Branch for the HMT’s workshop covering the Code of Practice for HMT’s and risk assessment tools for HMT’s. Joint session hosted by HFESA and SafeWork SA. Hazardous Manual Tasks (HMT’s) Workshop’, covering the Code of Practice for HMT’s and risk assessment tools for HMT’s. Joint session hosted by HFESA and SafeWork SA. […]
Posted on byAIOH 2017 Conference
02/12/2017 – 06/12/2017 @ 12:00 am – The AIOH is a nationally and internationally renowned professional organisation with the key focus of promoting and preserving the health and wellbeing of Australia workers. The AIOH achieves this mission through applying knowledge and practice of occupational health and occupational hygiene. Members of the AIOH use and develop human health and worker risk assessment to […]
Posted on by2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications (IHSED 2019), Germany
16/09/2019 – 18/09/2019 @ 12:00 am – IHSED 2019 Conference aims to provide a global forum for presenting and discussing novel design and systems engineering approaches, tools, methodologies, techniques, and solutions for integrating people, concepts, trends and applications in all areas of human endeavor in industry, economy, government, and education, including but not limited to energy, transportation, urbanization and infrastructure development, digital manufacturing, […]
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