Associate Professor Carlo Caponecchia
Carlo joined the School of Aviation in 2010. He has an Undergraduate Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Newcastle, and a PhD in Psychology from the University of New South Wales.
Carlo research is in human factors and safety applied across several domains, including
- Human error analysis
- Risk perception and communication
- Distraction and fatigue
- Psychosocial hazards and psychosocial injury
- System safety and risk management
Carlo provides expert witness testimony, particularly regarding safe systems of work, and provides consultancy advice to several industries on safety-related projects (workplace culture, safety management, psychosocial hazards). He regularly provides seminars and keynotes to industry forums regarding safe systems of work.
Carlo is a member of the Standards Australia Committee responsible for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (SF001) which deals with AS/NZSISO 45001:2018, and part of the Australian delegation to ISO Technical Committee 283 which developed an International Standard on Psychological Health at Work (ISO45003: 2021). He is a member of the Safework NSW MSD Consultative Committee.
Professional Affiliations:
President, International Association for Workplace Bullying and Harassment (IAWBH)
Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA)
Carlo currently teaches AVIA9101 Safety Risk Management: Human Processes, and AVIA3013/GENS5003 Workplace safety.
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