The Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia is the body which certifies professional ergonomists (CPEs). They oversee the application of human factors and ergonomics in Australia and provide professional development sessions for members and non-members. Their website can be found here. https://www.ergonomics.org.au/ To locate and contact a Certified Professional...
National Rail Safety Regulator Human Factors Expectations
ONRSR is the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator in Australia and has published a Major Projects Guidelines. The document provides guidance about duties and regulations and explains the minimum expectations relating to human factors integration. As a minimum it requires: major projects to prepare a human factors integration...
Human Factors and Offshore Regulatory Requirements
NOPSEMA are Australia’s offshore regulator and provide a succinct summary human factors. They highlight three key areas: Individual Factors, Job Factors and Organisational Factors. Together these are known as performance shaping factors (PSFs) and all interact to influence human reliability while conducting safety critical tasks. The link below provides additional...
DMIRS Approach to Human Factors
Human factors engineering is the design of systems, equipment and processes to optimise the interface with the operator. Specifically protection against inherent human fallibilities but also optimising capabilities - generally in complex or safety critical work environments. See DMIRS information on Human Factors and why its important here. https://dmp.wa.gov.au/Safety/Human-and-organisational-21920.aspx We...