Speaker: Greg Hart

Greg HartGreg Hart has been involved in ergonomics, hazard assessment, and human performance development since he graduated from the University of Calgary in 1988. He has presented papers around the world in the area of ergonomics and human performance as well as on topics dealing with resilience, critical thinking, the construction of knowledge, and the basis of competency. His company, Human Effort, has catalogued the demands of over 800 different types of work and has carried out over 6,000 assessments of human performance ranging from pre-employment to complex, chronic injury scenarios. The company has also designed and implemented the Eddy software system that supports the Certificate of Recognition program at ENFORM and facilitates the dynamic operation of safety management systems in companies.

Greg has spent several years working on interface design and designing the process logic of complex computer systems. He makes regular appearances on television and radio with his most recent interview on CBC Radio talking about the concepts of vulnerability and risk adaptation. Greg is embarking on a research program in complex adaptive systems and is completing a book on human interactions called, ‘Forty Things We Share.’ When he needs to relax, he referees professional lacrosse.