APHIRM- A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management Toolkit - Jodi Oakman
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Professor Jodi Oakman chats to Sharon Todd about the APHIRM (A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management) Toolkit. An online platform designed to support organisations in reducing stress related mental health and musculoskeletal disorders through using a participative approach. www.aphirm.org.au
Professor Jodi Oakman leads the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University in Victoria Australia. She is an ergonomist and human factors specialist and worked in a range of industry settings before moving into academia.
Her research program is focussed on working with organisations to optimise employees’ physical and mental health. She led the development of the APHIRMToolkit and online platform designed to support organisations in reducing stress related mental health and musculoskeletal disorders through using a participative approach.
She currently leads projects in the areas of working at home and hybrid work and using systems thinking approaches to improve work related health. She recently led a longitudinal study examining the influence of working from home on employee health and well being.
Professor Jodi Oakman Doctor of Philosophy (La Trobe University); MSc & Tech in Ergonomics (UNSW); B.App.Sci (Physiotherapy) La Trobe University; Grad Cert in Higher Ed and Teaching; Grad Cert in Implementation Science (UCSF).
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