UniSIM Human Factors Seminar: Health & Safety at Work

Date: 6th Sept 08 (Sat)Time: 9.30 am to 11 am Venue: SIM Headquarters

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Date: 6th Sept 08 (Sat)Time: 9.30 am to 11 am Venue: SIM Headquarters

LT 4.08

9.30 - 10.00am Importance of Health and Safety at Work Wang Hui HuaHealth, Safety & Environment ManagerPetrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited

10.00 - 10.15 amSingapore’s New Health and Safety Act - An overviewDr Chui Yoon Ping

10.15 - 10.30 amErgonomics Society of Singapore: Who are we and what do we do?Yogesh Tadwalkar, President, ERGOSS

10.30 - 11.00am Human Factors and Systems undergraduate degree programme BriefingDr Chui Yoon Ping, Head of ProgrammeSchool of Science and Technology, UniSIM Refreshments provided

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Register with: Eleana Ong: 62485005 email: eleanaongkz@unisim.edu.sg

Register with: Eleana Ong: 62485005 email: eleanaongkz@unisim.edu.sg

Mr. Wang Hui Hua

Mr. Wang Hui Hua is currently the Health, Safety & Environment Manager in Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. He has served in management positions in the same company in the areas of Technical and Process, Production and Quality Control.

Mr Wangis very actively involved in the Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC) and is currently the Chairman SCIC Regulatory Affairs Committee. Mr. Wang is also the Co-Chair Singapore GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) Implementation Taskforce.

Chui Yoon Ping

Dr Chui Yoon Ping is the Head of the new Human Factors and Systems Programme in UniSIM, the first undergraduate programme of its kind in Singapore. She was an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at NTU, Singapore, before joining UniSIM. She was instrumental in the development of the Masters in HFE programme in NTU. She lectured in Human Factors in Design, Interaction Design, HF Methods as well as Creative Problem Solving, Dynamics of Teamwork at NTU. She graduated with a Bachelor in Ergonomics and PhD in Computer Studies (HCI) from Loughborough University, UK.

Yogesh TadwalkarYogesh works as Project Director of Human Factors International’s (HFI) Singapore operations. For over 10 years, he has worked extensively in the area of human-computer interaction, workspace ergonomics, and product innovation for fortune 500 clients including Microsoft, Intel, Motorola, Sony, Samsung, Nokia, and SAP among others. Yogesh is currently the Chairman of Ergonomics Society of Singapore (ERGOSS). He was also an adjunct lecturer at the M.Tech. (Software Engineering) programme at the Institute of System Sciences (ISS), National University of Singapore (NUS) from 2003-2005. Yogesh holds a Masters degree in Human Factors Engineering from NTU (Singapore).

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