Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) Hub
Episodes
Emeritis Professor Michael (Mike) Regan - Driver Distraction - Feature Podcast
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd (CPE) is discussing "Driver Distraction" with Emeritis Professor Michael (Mike) Regan.Emeritis Professor Michael (Mike) Regan, i...
Emeritis Professor Pascale Carayon - Patient Safety
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Caple is discussing human factors with Professor Carayon. Professor Carayon's research belongs to the discipline of human factors enginee...
Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele - Virtual Digital Technologies
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Jones the current President of the HFESA is speaking with Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele about her work in healthcare.Dr Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele is a...
Dr Andrew (Andy) Imada - Participatory HFE and Lessons learned
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd and Dr Andrew S. Imada discuss the Implementation of HFE and the lessons learned in his experinece as a Consultant.Dr Andy Imada is a macr...
Roger Lewis - Ensuring Safe Work for Volunteers
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd discusses volunteers and provision of safe work with Roger Lewis a qualified engineer and safety specialist, with extensive experience in ...
Professor Andrew Thatcher - Green Buildings, Sustainability, HFE Education and the IEA
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Caple from the HFESA chats with Professor Andrew Thatcher about Green Buildings and the Human.Andrew Thatcher is a professor and chair of indust...
Alison Heller-Ono and her Personal Journey in HFE Consulting
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting with Alison Heller-Ono, PT, MSPT, CPE, President and CEO of Worksite International, Inc. Alison is passionate about how peopl...
Ken Catchpole - Imparting Systems Thinking to Healthcare
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd chats to Dr Ken Catchpole one of the HFESA's keynote speakers for the annual conference in Tasmania Australia in December. So who is ...
Sidney Irwin - Trash Talk and Fatigue in Esports
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sidney Irwin is an early career researcher and lecturer at the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences at Central Queensland University. She re...
Samantha Jackson and Gemma Read - Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) safety
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma Read from the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems (UniSC) chats to Samantha Jackson about Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS...
Mary Patterson - Florida Simulation Projects in Health
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Patterson MD, MEd is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and the Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and the Lou Oberndorf Professor of ...
Craig Fletcher - Using VR to Reduce Suicide & other HFE projects
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Fletcher and Sharon Todd explore the world of designing HFE into projects including some recent work on the use of VR to reduce suicide on the r...
IEA & The Human Factors Edge Resource
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Lange-Morales, David Caple and Andrew S. Imada discusses the work of the IEA and their new publication "Giving your business the Humans Fac...
Donna Duffy - Design Improves Life
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting to Donna Duffy who is a Human Factors Engineering Specialist with over 25 years of experience in human factors and psychology....
Prof Robyn Clay-Williams Designing Emergency Departments
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd chats to Professor Robyn Clay-Williams about Emergency Department design for underserved cohorts. Robyn leads a research program at the A...
Sam Gerges - Ergonomics in Vehicle Manufacturing
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting to Sam Gerges about his ergonomics programs to minimise injuries and reduce injury costs in Vehicle Manufacturing.Sam is a qua...
Heather Kahle - A systems approach to her Canadian Manual Handling Projects
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Kahle talks with Sharon Todd about her work, her manual handling projects and the tools that she uses. As a Human Factors consultant and prev...
Dr Pujitha Silva - An Injury Litigation Data Project
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd chats to Dr Puji Silva a mechanical and medical engineer about his work and research into litigation injury data. Puji primarily works in ...
Vanessa Huron - Real Drones are not Toys
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Vanessa Huron discusses the use of drones in various environments and the human factors aspects of drone use. Dr Vanessa Huron holds a Bachelor of...
Sidney Dekker - his thoughts on Failure, Blame, and Forgiveness.
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd chats to Professor Sidney Dekker about his experience in organisational psychology and his thoughts on incidents, blame and forgiveness. ...
Ari Antonovsky - Human Aspects of Dependability and his work
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The HFESA president Kath Jones is chatting to Ari Antonovsky about his work on Human factors and 'Human Dependability.'Dr Antonovsky was ori...
Stephanie Black - Organisational Performance and Wellbeing
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Jones our HFESA President, is discussing Organisational Performance, Cognitive Demands, and Mental Health Maturity Assessment Tools with Stepha...
Paul Lambertson - HFE Integration in Flight Deck Design
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Lambertson and Sharon Todd chat about his experience in Flight Deck design and his use of Systems Theoretical Process Analysis (STPA) (Levenson &...
Work should not Hurt!-A participative ergonomics programme for kiwi tradies
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Polaczuk and Steve Kolose chat to Sharon Todd about their participative tradie programme.Musculoskeletal injuries have resulted in significant l...
Professor Catherine Burns - Improving AI Technologies in Health
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Catherine Burns talks to SharonTodd (CPE) about her experiences with system design and AI systems in health.Catherine M. Burns is Professor ...
Kate Conroy - AI Safety and Assurance
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting to Adjunct Professor Kate Conroy one of the HFESA's Keynote speakers at our annual conference in Brisbane this year.Dr ...
Dr John Chan - Burnout
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Jones is chatting to Dr John Chan about Burnout. Dr. John Chan is the managing director at Infinite Potential, an independent not-for-profit thi...
Anjum Naweed - Simulation and AI
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Jones is chatting to Professor Anjum Naweed one the the keynote speakers at the HFESA conference in Brisbane in November this year about Simulati...
Professor Mark Young - "Thinking Human"
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd and Professor Mark Young the current President of the CIEHF discuss his work in automated transport and the Think Human project to be laun...
Chris Fitzgerald - The "Nerdy" Operational Ergonomist' & the practical application of HFE
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting to Chris Fitzgerald about his practical application of Ergonomics and Humans factors to minimise injury risk.Chris Fitzgerald ...
Adam Scott - Cobot Ultrasound Solutions
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting to Adam Scott, the Director of Cardiac Sciences at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Adam has a PhD in Cardiac Medi...
Tim Bentley - Mental Health Awareness, Respect and Safety in the Mining Industry
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Jones from the HFESA is chatting to Tim Bentley about Mental Health Awareness, respect and safety.Professor Tim Bentley is an experienced researc...
Gemma Read - Blame and Learning
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we seek to blame someone or say it is Human Error without firstly using a systems thinking approach to analyse the influencing factors surr...
Sandra Lam - Managing the Psychological Health of "Fly in Fly Out" Workers
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Jones is chatting to Sandra Lam about the psychological health of "fly in fly out" (FIFO) workers.Kath Jones holds qualifications i...
Extended Reality Simulation - Dr Shiva Pedram and Grace Kennedy
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Robyn Coman from the University of Wolllongoing is discussing Extended Reality Simulation with Dr Shiva Pedram from the University of Newcastle, ...
Andrew Wright - User Testing in Design
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd and Andrew Wright discuss User Testing in good design.The views expressed by Andrew Wright within the HFESA PodCast are his own and not th...
The Public Seating Project - Carlo Caponecchia, Robyn Coman and Vinod Gopaladsani
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlo , Robyn and Vinod are discussing the impact that the absence of suitable seating and poorly designed seating has on older adults in public place...
Brian Moon - Naturalistic Decision Making
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is exploring Naturalistic Decision Making with Brian Moon. He is the Chief Technology Officer for Perigean Technologies LLC and Executive ...
Grace Kennedy - Systems Engineering and HFE Problem Solving
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Kennedy is my special guest. She is a Systems Engineer and Human Factors professional with over 15 year's experience in the Infrastructure,...
Daisy Veitch - When Body, Size and Shape matters
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. i...
Stephanie Cassidy - 'Healthy Minds Work' a Psychosocial Risk Management Project
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd chats to Steph Cassidy about a Psychosocial Risk Management Project that was successfully rolled out with a bus company. The project is ca...
Barry Kirby & his experience in HFE Design and Development in the UK
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd's special guest is Barry Kirby the current President of the CIEHF. He is a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Practitioner ...
Reducing Error with Human Factors Training in Healthcare
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 D...
APHIRM- A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management Toolkit - Jodi Oakman
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jodi Oakman chats to Sharon Todd about the APHIRM (A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management) Toolkit. An online platfor...
HFE Skills & Training for Rotary Wing Aircraft Pilots - Tarryn Ryan
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd chats to Tarryn Ryan about HFE skills and training for Helicopter pilots. In this episode we chat about human factors and helicopter flyin...
Parramatta Light Rail Project - Australia
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karl Rich CPE and Sharon Todd CPE are discussing HF Integration and the Parramatta Light Rail project in Sydney Australia. The methods and tools us...
Prof Jill Dorrian - Shiftwork, Fatigue and Performance
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jillian Dorrian discusses shiftwork, fatigue and performance with Sharon Todd (CPE). Jill is one of the keynote speakers at the HFESA Confer...
Dr Patrick Neumann - HFE in Work System Design
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is discussing HFE in Work System Design with one of our keynote speakers Dr. Patrick Neumann speaking at the HFESA Conference November 2...
Dr Christopher Reid - Exoskeletons in Aircraft Manufacturing
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christopher Reid is a Technical Fellow and Boeing Designated Expert in both the Human Factors & Ergonomics discipline and wearable technology....
Mike Nendick and Paul Cummins - Non Technical Skills (NTS) In Aviation
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Nendick and Paul Cummins talk about Non Technical Skills with Sharon Todd. What is NTS? Why it is used? What is threat and error management? T...
An introduction to Systems Thinking to Optimise Safety
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Salmon and Sharon Todd discuss Systems Thinking methodologies and use, emergent properties and interactions, casual networks, system behaviour, A...
A Personal Journey in Human Centred Design
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thom Loveday and Sharon Todd are chatting about Human Centred Design in health and other sectors . They explore the use of simulation spaces for des...
Cybersecurity and HFE
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Philip Morgan is chatting with Sharon Todd about Cybersecurity, the risks, the wins and the future with help from the HFE community.The view...
Identifying and Managing Psychosocial Hazards at work
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Robyn Coman and Associate Professor Carlo Caponecchia discuss the identification and management of Psychosocial Hazards at Work. What are they? Wha...
Melissa Baysari - Digital Health System Optimisation in Australia
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Melissa Baysari and Sharon Todd (CPE) discuss the design and use of Digital Health Systems implemented for patient safety, and where poor ...
Technology Adoption in Manufacturing and Usability Testing
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting to Valerie O’Keeffe. Valerie has been a member of HFESA since 1992. She has taught HFE in universities in architecture, indu...
Paul Cummins (Airline Training Solutions) - HFE in the Flight Deck Simulator
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd is chatting with Paul Cummins the founder and CEO of Airline Training Solutions. Paul has nearly 40 years experience in the aviation indus...
Anjum Naweed - Proceed as if Success is Inevitable
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Anjum Naweed and Sharon Todd CPE are chatting about Anjum's HFE research, projects and his mantra "Proceed as if Success is Inevitable....
Part 2 - The lessons learned in the design of the C30 Bombardier Train in Sweden
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd CPE is chatting with Antoine Jdeidani about the C30 Bombardier Train design in Sweden.Antoine Jdeidani has a Masters Degree in Ergonomics ...
Part 1 - HFE and the Design of the C30 Bombardier Train in Sweden
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd CPE is chatting with Antoine Jdeidani about the C30 Bombardier Train design in Sweden.Antoine Jdeidani has a Masters Degree in Ergonomics ...
Good Work Design is a Journey
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd CPE is chatting with Associate Professor Nektarios Karanikas.Nektarios Karanikas is the Associate Professor in the Health, Safety and En...
Part 3 - HFE Tools used for Good Work Design
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elise Crawford BA, BOHS, GCTerEd, PhD (Human Factors) chats to Sharon Todd CPE & President of the HFESA, about some of the tools she uses for ...
Part 2 - Work and the role of the HFE Professional in good work design
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are chatting with Elise Crawford BA, BOHS, GCTerEd, PhD (Human Factors) about work and the role of the HFE professional in good work design. Elise...
Part 1 - Good Work Design is User Centred Design
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd a CPE and the current president of the HFESA, chats to Sara Pazell BAppSci(OT), MBA, PhD, and CPE,, university lecturer and HFE desi...
Part 3 - The HFE challenges for Automated and Autonomous Vehicle Design and Use
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd Certified Professional Ergonomist and the current president of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia (HFESA), is chatting...
Part 2 The HFE challenges for Automated and Autonomous Vehicle Design and Use
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd, Certified Professional Ergonomist and the current president of the Humans Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia (HFESA) is chatting ...
Part 1 - The HFE challenges for Automated and Autonomous Vehicle Design and Use
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Todd, Certified Professional Ergonomist and the current President of the Humans Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia (HFESA) is chatting ...