The HFESA president Kath Jones is chatting to Ari Antonovsky about his work on Human factors and 'Human Dependability.'

Dr Antonovsky was originally trained as a Materials Engineer.  Through his role as a Reliability Engineer in the resource industry in Australia, Indonesia and NZ, he became involved in working directly with maintenence and operations crews.  His interest in human factors and the organiastional aspects of maintenance lead to PhD research at Curtin University, sponsored by Woodside Energy Ltd.  This project examined the quantitative influence of specific human factors on the reliability of maintenance tasks.

His recent UWA research projects, funded by the Royal Australian Navy, examined the human factors requirements in operations, maintenance and training for the Future Submarine, and the human factors that influence maintenance effectiveness on a surface vessel.

Dr Antonovsky is currently project leader for revision of an international standard (IEC 62508), which  provides guidance on the human aspects of workplace dependability.

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