Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub

Sharon Todd is exploring Naturalistic Decision Making with Brian Moon. He is the Chief Technology Officer for Perigean Technologies LLC and Executive Director of the Naturalistic Decision Making Association. A leading practitioner and researcher in the field of NDM, Mr. Moon applies qualitative and quantitative research methods to a wide range of problems, from the elicitation of e

Grace Kennedy is my special guest. She is a Systems Engineer and Human Factors professional with over 15 year's experience in the Infrastructure, Rail, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Defence Research sectors in Australia and the UK. Research Interests and Expertise: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Organisational Systems Engineering (how to model “soft”/human aspects

Sharon Todd's special guest is Daisy Veitch talking about the importance of body size and shape in product and system design.Daisy Veitch, PhD. is an expert in applied Anthropometry, the fit of wearable items and body shape and size data. Daisy Veitch is a Director of Anthropometry at Anthrotech, Inc., a leading company in human body measurement and analysis. She has a PhD in

Sharon Todd chats to Steph Cassidy about a Psychosocial Risk Management Project that was successfully rolled out with a bus company. The project is called Healthy Minds Work.Steph's passion lies in assisting Australian workplaces to maintain their maximum productivity. Steph, an Occupational Therapist and Ergonomist has 30 years of experience in managing and preventing work-re

Sharon Todd's special guest is Barry Kirby the current President of the CIEHF. He is a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Practitioner (C.ErgHF), Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (FIEHF) and a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET).Barry has over 17 years’ experience working as a Human Factors Cons

Sharon Todd's guests are Dr Jon Spiro and Anthony Lock, founders of the Nexus Human Factors Training in Healthcare in WA.The views expressed by Dr Jon Spiro and Anthony Lock within this HFESA Podcast are their own and not those of any organisation they work for or with.Dr Jon Spiro is a consultant cardiologist and Senior clinical lecturer at the University of Western Australia

Professor Jodi Oakman chats to Sharon Todd about the APHIRM (A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management) Toolkit. An online platform designed to support organisations in reducing stress related mental health and musculoskeletal disorders through using a participative approach. www.aphirm.org.auProfessor Jodi Oakman leads the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at

Sharon Todd chats to Tarryn Ryan about HFE skills and training for Helicopter pilots. In this episode we chat about human factors and helicopter flying, including situational awareness, dark hole effect, night flying, decision making, and resilience. Tarryn is a Director at Safety Collaboration Pty Ltd. She has over 20 years of experience in aviation, including as a helicopter pilo

Karl Rich CPE and Sharon Todd CPE are discussing HF Integration and the Parramatta Light Rail project in Sydney Australia. The methods and tools used to populate the HFE risk register, the use of first principals, mock ups, virtual reality, anthropometry, simulation and the usability studies in this project are discussed.Karl Rich has 30 years’ international experience in the pro

Professor Jillian Dorrian discusses shiftwork, fatigue and performance with Sharon Todd (CPE). Jill is one of the keynote speakers at the HFESA Conference 19-22nd November 2023. Jill is Professor in Psychology, with a PhD in sleep and chronobiology research, and a Master of Biostatistics. From the beginning of my PhD, Jill conducted laboratory and field studies with a consistent fo