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Nora Balfe

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Human Factors Specialist

Dr. Nora Balfe is a Human Factors Specialist at Irish Rail where she leads the integration of human factors in the Safety Management System. She has over 15 years of experience in human factors spanning the rail and aviation industries, academia and regulation. She is a visiting researcher at Trinity College Dublin and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) and is co-chair of the Institute's annual conference.

Aug. 1, 2022

Human Factors in Iarnród Éireann - An interview with Nora Balfe

Iarnród Éireann, or Irish Rail, has its own share of Human Factors Challenges, and the person with the challenge of ensuring HF is kept up to standard is Nora Balfe. In this episode, Nora gives us an insight into the …

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Nov. 28, 2021

What goes on under the bonnet of an Ergonomics Conference?

An interview with Dr. Nora Balfe, and Dr David Golightly, the co-Chairs of the Conference Proceedings about what goes on in the background of organising the Ergonomics Conference and what 2022 is shaping up like.

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