This webinar is presented by Dr Stephven Kolose (CNZHFE, Senior Advisor HFE, WorkSafe) and Marion Edwin (CNZHFE, Manager HFE, WorkSafe).

The first part of the webinar provides a brief introduction to human factors/ergonomics, and its relationship with engineering. The second half will introduce, and discuss, the work conducted by the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) team at WorkSafe with a specific focus on musculoskeletal disorders and good work design.

The presentation will draw on their experiences as human factors researchers and practitioners to describe how HFE operates within a regulatory context. 

Speaker bios: Stephven is a Certified New Zealand Ergonomist with over 17 years’ experience as a human factors scientist with the defense forces and as a consultant. He has worked in Auckland and in the UK, recently completing his doctorate in anthropometry and 3D body scanning. Marion is a Certified New Zealand Ergonomist with two decades of experience following 15 years in occupational therapy. She ran an ergonomics consultancy before she became the manager for the new human factors/ergonomics team with WorkSafe in early 2021. She has represented the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of New Zealand on HASANZ, has held many society roles (some twice), and sits on the Professional Standards and Education committee of the International Ergonomics Association.