1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

Human Factors in Government - An interview with Sarah Sharples

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Sharples, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Dept. of Transport and Past President of the CIEHF shares her thoughts on how Human Factors can e...

Space Wales - An Interview with Rosie Cane

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie Cane, Cluster Manager for Space Wales, chats to Barry about what Space Wales is, how it works, and the opportunities for Human Factors and Ergon...

Meet the President of the IEA - An interview with Andrew Thatcher

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Thatcher, the newly elected president of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) shares his background and his vision for the IEA in the...

When Podcasts Collide - Human in the Loop

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Barry chats with Adam Smith and Rhian Williams-Skingley about their Human Factors Podcast Human in the Loop

Crossing the Streams - HF across domains with Filip Florek

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Filip Florek joins Barry to discuss just how Human Factors tools and techniques can cross be used across domains.

Neurodiversity in Rail - An interview with Kimberley Harding

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kimberley Harding shares insights about why understanding and inclusion of Neurodiversity in the Rail sector is important, and provides an insight int...

Cyber Risk Management - An Interview with Bec Mckeown

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bec Mckeown shares her thoughts and experiences of how to manage Cyber Risk in organisations both large and small.

Aerospace Wales and Human Factors - An interview with Rachael Blackburn

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachael Blackburn, Director of Aerospace Wales, gives us an insight into the organisation and how HF practitioners within Wales can get involved. 

Think Human - Planning the CIEHF 75th

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the team behind the upcoming Think Human Exhibition share what its about, what we can expect to see and how we can engage with it. With Mark ...

When Podcasts Collide - An interview with Sara Pazell

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Pazell is not only a Human Factors practitioner in Australia, and Barry wanted to chat about her perspectives on HF application but she is also a...

Cyber from the Academic Perspective - An Interview with Phil Morgan

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Phil Morgan from Cardiff University shares his experiences of being a researcher int he Cyber Security Domain and what is happening to get ahea...

Transatlantic Health Human Factors - An interview with Ken Catchpole

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ken discusses with Barry, the challenges and similarities of Healthcare Human Factors in both the UK and USA.

Insights into the Clinical Human Factors Group - An interview with Dawn Benson

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dawn Benson, the Programme Manager for the Clinical Human Factors Group, gives an insight into the aims and ambitions of the organisation in the futur...

Cyber Human Vulnerability - An interview with Laura Bishop

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Bishop gives an insight into Human Vulnerability and risk as seen from the cyber perspective.

Human Factors in Air Traffic Control

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Nuno Cebola and Fran Slater from NATS talks about the application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Control

Early HF Careers in Canada - An interview with Madeline Shoot

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Madeline Shoot gives us an insight into what its like being an Early Careers Human Factors Practitioner in Canada.

Medical Human Factors - An interview with Fran Ives

10 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The application of HF in the Medical domain is a slowly evolving field, Fran Ives takes us through the breadth of opportunities and discusses the chal...

Consulting in Human Factors - An interview with Brendan Hazlett

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Barry talks with Brendan Hazlett about what it means to be a Consultant in the HF world, what the role is about and why he finds it an interesting car...

HFESA - The Presidents Perspective - An interview with Sharon Todd

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sharon Todd gives us an insight into her background and career, as well as giving us insights into the challenges for HF in Australia.

Balancing Academia and industry in Human Factors - An interview with Dr Mark Young

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Marks career has experiences from both sides of Industry and Academia and as he goes into his new role, he takes the time to reflect on how both sides...

Human Factors Integration - An interview with Trevor Dobbins

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Human Factors Integration (HFI) is a critical activity to ensure Human Factors activities are carried out in a planned way and that the appropriate as...

Artificial Intelligence in Hospitals - An interview with Kate Preston

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

AI is all the rage at the moment, with the advent of ChatGPT and other AI tools hogging the limelight, Kate Preston who is not only studying the use ...

Driving the CIEHF - An interview with the CEO Ben Peachey

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Peachey is the CEO of the CIEHF. In this interview he gives us insights into why he was keen to apply for the role, what he has achieved to date ...

Naturalistic Decision Making - An interview with Rob Hutton

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Hutton gives us an insight into Naturalistic Decision Making and how it takes methods out of the Lab.

Jenny Radcliffe - The People Hacker

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Radcliffe gives insights into the domain of Social Engineering and Penetration Testing.

The Clinical Human Factors Group - An Interview with Martin Bromiley OBE

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Bromiley talks about his determination for more Human Factors in the medical domain and the formation of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG...

Workplace assessments for Audio and Visually impaired staff - An Interview with Daniel Williams

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Williams shares his expertise in the need and value of conducting appropriate workplace assessments for audio and visually impaired staff.

Reflections on Human Factors applications - An interview with Steven Shorrock (AE)

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Shorrock gives us an overview of his career, with candid reflections on significant influences on his career. He reflects on how HF has evolve...

2022 in review - What have you been engaging with?

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2022 has been a year of, hopefully positive, change, with 20 episodes covering a wide range of topics. In this review, Barry highlights some of the m...

The CIEHF - behind the scenes - An interview with Tina Worthy

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tina Worthy is the COO of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors. She shares with us just how the organisation has achieved so much ...

Rail Investigations - An interview with Becky Charles

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Charles is an investigator with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and in this interview she gives us insights into what the role is and how...

Proactive Learning - An interview with Dr Marcin Nazaruk

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Current approaches to defining and understanding safety risk can be seen to rely heavily on incidents occurring or near misses being reported. Dr Mar...

The Dirty Dozen - An interview with Michael Bates and Gordon Dupont

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Bates interviews Gordon Dupont about the creation of the "Dirty Dozen" the 12 main reasons behind why human error occurs.

Applying Human Factors on the ground - An interview with Suzy Broadbent

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Suzy Broadbent is a Fellow of the CIEHF with twenty years experience working in Human Factors across defence, rail and now healthcare domains. She gav...

Publishing Human Factors books - An interview with Bob Bridger

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Human Factors in Iarnród Éireann - An interview with Nora Balfe

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Iarnród Éireann, or Irish Rail, has its own share of Human Factors Challenges, and the person with the challenge of ensuring HF is kept up to standa...

RAF Safety and Just Culture

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past decade or so, the Royal Air Force has been going through a cultural evolution. In this episode, Ian and Avril give us an insight into h...

HF in Rail - An interview with David Golightly

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Golightly is a lecturer at Newcastle University and works in the field of cognitive ergonomics, understanding the factors that make technology a...

The Surgical approach to Human Factors - An interview with Peter Brennan

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Peter Brennan is a NHS Consultant Surgeon in Portsmouth, specialising in head and neck cancer. Barry talks with him to see how he is drivin...

HFES - The Presidents Perspective - An interview with Chris Reid

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Reid is the Human Factors and Ergonomics Boeing Technical Fellow within the Environment, Health and Safety organization at Boeing. He is also t...

Ergonomics and Human Factors Conference 2022 - Review

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Barry talks to attendees and some of the key people behind the scenes about putting together EHF 2022 and what they thought of the result. Fair war...

Farming, Decision Making and IOT - An interview with John Owen

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Barry interviews John Owen, Project Manager at Gelli Aur Farm, Coleg Sir Gar, where they teach agriculture students about using futur...

The Burning Issue - An Interview with Nick Rutter from Fire Angel

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Humans are currently blamed for the majority of damaging dwelling fires. An underlying reason behind that is a lack of knowledge of how people behave...

Supporting Musculoskeletal Health - an interview with FLX Health and Arco

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, the topic of musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of occupational ill health in the UK, accounting for 30% of all work-rel...

Human Factors in Healthcare - An Interview with Tony Andre

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Andre is the founder of Interface Analysis Associates and has decades of experience applying Human Factors in the healthcare setting. Additional...

Human Factors in Agriculture - An interview with Jill Poots

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A domain that has always held an attraction is Agriculture, and even more so with the development of technology that is being utilised to enable fewer...

Working from home - getting serious about furniture - An Interview with Guy Osmond

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Working from home has been a necessity throughout the pandemic, but now the idea of Hybrid Working is the "new normal". As we move from necessity to n...

What does 2022 hold?

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An introduction to the 2022 programme, what can be expected and what are the opportunities.

Review of 2021 - With Jo Polson

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We look back not only at 2021, but at all the podcasts to date and pick our favourites, as well as look at the other statistics such a location and po...

CPD in 2021 - An Interview with Fiona Cayzer

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CPD deadlines are looming for 2021 and Dr. Fiona Cayzer gives us some insights into what we should be doing by the end of December. We also learn abo...

What goes on under the bonnet of an Ergonomics Conference?

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Dr. Nora Balfe, and Dr David Golightly, the co-Chairs of the Conference Proceedings about what goes on in the background of organisi...

Public Spaces and Aging Populations - An interview with Prof Charles Musselwhite

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Professor Charles Musselwhite about his research into the design if public spaces and how we need to be thinking about the aging pop...

Conscious Design - An Interview with Ian Peterman

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Peterman is the Autor of a new book, Conscious Design which has just launched. Conscious design is a philosophy Ian uses within his team, to cr...

When Podcasts Collide: Human Factors Cast. An interview with Nick Roome

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Roome is the creator and main host of Human Factors Cast, a weekly Human Factors podcast that looks at current news and events in the HF domain. ...

Pushing the boundaries of Human Factors - An interview with Professor Paul Salmon

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Salmon is Professor in Human Factors and is the director of the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems at the University of the Suns...

Health, Fitness and Behaviour Change – an interview with Hec Salgado and José Martínez-Abarca

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The modern trend of rushed lifestyles, fast food and fitness being for those who like to flex it in the gym could be drivers behind what some describe...

Fatigue Risk Management – An interview with Sarah Booth

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our Performance can be hugely affected by the amount of Sleep that we get.  Yet it is one of those subjects that can be difficult to engage with, nev...

Deep Dive -Human Factors in Diving with Gareth Lock

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a "deep dive" into the Human Factors aspects of Diving (see what I did there....).  In this episode, Gareth talks about how he has br...

Sensory Design, Wayfinding and #WorkshopOnACard – an Interview with Alastair Somerville

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a Bank Holiday Special, Barry caught up with Alastair Somerville, a Sensory Design Consultant who injects a much broader vision on UX by asking the...

Just Culture – An interview with James Hayton

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Culture is something that influences everything we do, so having the right culture can really make or break a business.  in this episode, Barry inter...

Users and Government Digital Strategy – an Interview with Lee Waters MS

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To have a successful user experience takes more than just a good user interface, it needs to have the user centred approach at the core of the product...

VR, AR and XR in Human Factors- In discussion with Prof. Bob Stone

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a career that has spanned 41 years to date, Prof. Bob Stone has had significant input into the Human Factors domain as a whole, as well as more spe...

Human Factors on the other side of the world – An interview with Dr Karl Bridges

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Karl Bridges is the Managing Director of HFEx, based in New Zealand. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of New Zealand (HFE...

Design for Everybody – An interview with CIEHF President -Amanda Widdowson

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Being the CIEHF president is no mean undertaking, its a three year commitment, being the face of the Institute and representing members at different m...

Virtual Humans – Should we be concerned? An interview with David Burden

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From engaging with "Commander Data" as a colleague, to future aggressors being machines like the Terminator, the Borg or Hal, the idea that computers ...

Continuing Professional Development in 2021 with Martin Thody

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2020 certainly delivered its own curveball challenges on many working fronts and trying to do Continuing Professional Development (CPD) from the bedro...

Air! with Prof Paul Lewis and Jo Polson

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We breathe it every day and are very aware of the larger issues of air pollution and the future effect on humanity.  But what about the day to day, w...

HF Tools for Embedded displays – A discussion with Matt Jackson

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When this was recorded, it was the 1st birthday of this podcast, so Happy Birthday to us.  There are precious few HF tools that are made with the inp...

Human Factors in NASA -An insight into HF on the Orion Programme.

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Human Factors is applied to many domains, but perhaps one of the most challenging is the Space environment due to the very nature that it is not of th...

AI and Digital Health SIG – An interview with Dr Mark Sujan

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the areas where Human Factors is getting more traction is within the Healthcare sector.  It is still a slow burner though with lots more work ...

Human Factors Trials – An interview with Vicki Wall FCIEHF

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many practitioners believe that working on Trials and Assessments, where equipment and systems that have been designed and developed are tested with u...

CIEHF Defence Sector Group – An interview with Co-Chair Steve Harmer FCIEHF

05 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Harmer is the Human Factors capability lead for BMT Defence and Security.  He was the winner of the "H Rowbotham Award for Outstanding Contribu...

Revolution in Tactical Training during lockdown – Edward Thody and Matthew Llewellyn

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Farming PPE – Inspiring future collaboration

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is more of a case study, looking at the phenomenon that is the "Frontline 3D Farms" where Rob Venus and Dr Dimitris Pletsas  reacted to ...

Using Cyber in Covid-19 Lockdown – a discussion with Amanda Kirby

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Kirby is a systems engineer and the research director of K Sharp.  Whilst somewhat of a captive interviewee, she details her career path, and ...

When Podcasts collide – Working from Home Tips from the Travelling Ergonomist

29 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us have been working at home for a week or so now, and perhaps the novelty is starting to wear off.  In the coming weeks is when we will be a...

Meet the CIEHF Chief Exec – Dr Noorzaman Rashid

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meeting the man with the mission of navigating the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors through the next five years.  Dr Noorzaman Ras...

Human Factors in Space – An interview with Susan Buckle, UK Space Agency

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Buckle is the Education and Outreach Manager at the UK Space Agency.   This is on the back of an enviable career at the European Space Agency....

Automation and Human Factors – An interview with Dr Malcolm Cook

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode looks at the evolution of Automation and in particular some of the things we should be considering from the Human Factors Viewpoint. D...

CPD – Tips for 2020 with Julia Clarke and Martin Thody

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is timed to coincide with the start of the CPD year and brings together two experts in CPD who are also involved with the CPD assessment ...

The Nuclear Option – An interview with Grant Hudson

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode looks at the issues surrounding the application of Human Factors in the Nuclear Industry.  Barry talks with Grant Hudson, the Head of Hu...

Welcome to 2020

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Human Factors and In-Service Design

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Barry starts exploring how Human Factors techniques are being used, perhaps where we don't expect.  Taking the interview complexity ...

Martin Thody: Human Factors CPD and Mentoring

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Use of Standards in Human Factors

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Political Maslow – Is voting intention linked to motivational need?

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Art of the User

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Architecture of Wearable Technology

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Digital Generations and Smart City Users

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Agile Human Factors in the Defence Industry

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why 1202 – Episode 1 reveals all

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

1202 – The Human Factors Podcast – Trailer

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In theory, I have recorded a trailer for a podcast I am putting together, it has a (cheesy) intro and outro and me burbling in between.