Barbara is a Professional Ergonomist and Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist with over 34 years experience in OHS. In the last 19 years she has worked principally in mining. She specialises in ergonomics problem solving and the prevention of injuries, errors and losses associated with less than optimum task and workplace design, and work organisation.

She has written or co-authored several handbooks on the application of ergonomics in mining. Please refer to the Resources section on this website.

She is a Past President, Fellow and Professional Member of the Ergonomics and Human Factors Society of Australia, a past Board Member of the International Commission on Occupational Health, a Life Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, a Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist and a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotehrapists.

PRINCIPAL SERVICES

Facilitated Risk Assessments and Reviews

• General OHS
• Ergonomics assessments and programs
• Manual tasks
• Equipment and product design
• Process and systems design

OHS Systems Management

• OHS Management Systems auditing
• OHS Risk Assessments
• ergonomics assessments
• facilitated OHS and ergonomics risk assessments and reviews
• work places and work systems
• manual tasks and other demanding work
• equipment, furniture and tools
• vehicles and mobile equipment
• evaluation of whole-body vibration exposure in vehicles
• walk through ergonomics surveys
• cost-benefit analysis of proposed solutions and solutions in place
• ergonomics and OHS interventions

Training

• Unit - BSBOHS604A - Apply ergonomic principles to control OHS risk Business Services Training Package BSB01
• General occupational ergonomics for specific groups and industries such as seating, displays and controls, office design, heavy vehicle cab design, anthropometry and biomechanics, machinery design
• Prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
• Manual tasks

PRINCIPAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) (1999)
  
• Master of Public Health (OH) (Sydney, 1989)
• Diploma of Physiotherapy (Sydney, 1969)
• Certified OHS Management Systems Auditor (2001)
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) (2007)
• Specialist in Occupational Health Physiotherapy (2008)