Overview
Gain a brief introduction to the field of human factors as it relates to mining, and an awareness of key considerations, issues, and approaches.
This course focuses on the contribution that human factors approaches can make in optimising mining equipment design, designing for diversity, and equipment operations and maintenance through evidence-based insights and real-world examples.
Developed and led by leading human factors researchers and practitioners from the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Who should attend
This course is for people working in the mining industry or regulatory authorities. It is targeted at individuals who are not human factors specialists but whose work involves:
- supervising, managing or overseeing workers involved in hazardous operations
- identifying or addressing workplace hazards
- investigating workplace incidents
- providing safety advice
- participation in equipment procurement processes.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course.
What you'll learn
This course will equip participants to:
- Appreciate the contribution that human-centred design can make at all stages of the equipment life cycle.
- Better understand key human factors considerations relevant to mining equipment design, operation and maintenance.
- Participate more effectively in human-centred design activities.
- Identify potential human factors issues in the workplace.
- Better understand the human aspects of automation.
- Make better procurement decisions by considering the right issues and asking suppliers the right questions.
Time commitment
This is an in-person or online course that will require roughly 40 hours to complete.
- 2 day workshop
- Plus 25 hours of independent study
Assessment
You will need to complete two assessments:
- A multiple-choice quiz on Day 2 of the workshop.
- An analysis of human factors in your organisation. This will take about 20 hours over four weeks following the workshop.
Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.
Facilitators
Cost
| Applicant | Price |
|---|---|
| Individual domestic ex. GST | A$1,600 |
| Individual international (GST not payable) | A$1,600 |
Please see the Terms and Conditions (PDF, 123.12 KB).
GST is excluded from the cost
Payment optionsWe accept credit cards (Visa/MasterCard) for payment, including corporate credit cards. If you do not have access to a card, please contact our team at education@smi.uq.edu.au to discuss your options.
Location
Sir James Foots Building (#47A)
Corner of College Rd and Staff House Rd, The University of Queensland
Room 470, Level 4 Seminar Room
St Lucia, QLD, 4067
Related courses
This course is part of the Risk Management suite. There are 10 courses within this suite – see the other related courses below:
- Risk Management 1 – Risk and Critical Control Management
- Risk Management 2 – G3: GMIRM Risk Management Systems
- Risk Management 3 – G3: GMIRM Risk Management Systems, Cloncurry
- Risk Management 4 – G3: GMIRM Risk Management Systems, South Burnie
- Risk Management 5 – G7: Mine Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Risk Management 6 – Process and Systems Safety Engineering
- Risk Management 7 – Bowtie Facilitation Course
- Risk Management 8 – Safety Investigation and Analysis
- Risk Management 9 – Incident Investigation and Analysis Management
Contact
Sustainable Minerals Institute
For more professional development options, visit the Sustainable Minerals Institute website.