Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia Inc. (HFESA)

The HFESA has spent the last two years evolving into public facing body that represents our HFE profession. This is evidenced by being able to have a number of position papers released, the website refreshed to represent our profession appropriately (CHI user friendly, and more publicly interactive) and the behaviour of our Society being more outward facing; having a public opinion about things.

• Position paper on WMSDs launched with a national PD session, public friendly web article and media release;

• Position paper on GWD launched with a national PD session, public friendly web article and media release;

• Web collateral on Home Based Work and COVID matters launched with a national PD session;

• Position paper review committee formed and to review our prolonged unbroken sitting position and extending the paper to cover office workstations in general;

• Position paper committee formed to agree a position on distraction from devices (such as smart phones) in vehicles;

• Position paper committee formed to agree a position on insecure work (AKA the gig economy);

• The website is being refreshed and now at the beta testing phase after a significant delay due to COVID impacting developers in India; and

• The application to have our CPE program re-accredited by the IEA on track