New Train Cab Ergonomics Project

Ergowork was called upon to assist Northparkes Mine in NSW in upgrading the ergonomics of the control room and providing key specifications for remote control operators pods in the surface control room.

Queensland Ambulance has call centres in all provincial cities as well as two in Brisbane. Apart from the Kedron Emergency Operations Centre, these centres needed an upgrade from older sitting height consoles to a sit-stand version.

A now well recognised example of modern control room design and operations this control room allows remote operation of the company’s Pilbara mine, rail and port facilities and plant. From here, some 15 iron ore mines, four…

We carried out a risk assessment of the access systems on all Queensland Rail rollingstock including all classes of locomotive, track maintenance machines, wagons, carriages as well as on track vehicles. The project took place over 4 years and resulted in...

This work was done for Aecom and included reviewing architectural drawings, setting out sightlines and room layout and ensuring planned layout and viewing distances, lighting and fields of view accorded with standards. Recommendations for console design...

The New Generation Rollingstock project for QR involved examining, reviewing and providing recommendations for various aspects of cab design related to controls, displays and sightlines. The aspects examined and advised on included the layout of the...

As part of the Pluto gas project Woodside Petroleum commissioned Peter Hunt Architects to design a state of the art remote connect and control centre to allow technical staff, based in Perth, to liaise and meet via videlinks with staff at the Karratha...

The work performed by Ergowork included analysis of various laboratory tasks involved in testing and analysing for water quality and forensic purposes. The design of workstations, benches, tools to assist certain repetitive tasks and assisting by way of...

The new maintenance facility for the NGR trains at Wulkuraka required assessment of all walking, climbing and work surfaces in regard to compliance with standards and control of slip and fall risks. Assessment including sample slip testing as per AS/NZS...

Ergowork analysed the onshore control room design and presented specifications for the room layout as well as identifying potential issues related to the OEM console design. The visual field required of operators for console and wall mounted displays was...

Ergowork provided the ergonomics and human factors input to the control room which houses some 50 consoles and workstations. The bespoke console design prepared by Ergowork was formalised by Lightbox Architects. Peter Hunt Architects performed the building...

Ergowork was required to produce a vehicle ergonomics assessment protocol and purchasing standard to assist Powerlink in purchasing the best vehicles for work performed. The protocol required measurement of key ergonomic dimensions and functions including...

The study of hand-arm vibration and musculoskeletal risks was performed at the rail unloading facility at Dalrymple Bay. Problems included 69% of all injuries being overexertion and primarily affecting the wrists, arms and low back. The analysis involved...

Over the years many projects have been conducted at coal mines to analyse and provide recommendations in relation to whole body vibration, access systems, seating, cab design, maintenance, associated manual tasks. Whole body vibration analysis has involved...