Overview
Background
Maureen Hassall is Professor and Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute's Industrial Safety and Health Centre at the University of Queensland. Her expertises crosses the fields of industrial risk management, safety engineering and human factors. Maureen works collaboratively with industry professionals to develop better human-centred risk management and safety engineering approaches that improve companies’ operational performance and competitiveness. Maureen also develops and delivers process safety, systems safety engineering, risk management and human factors training, education and expert advice to students and to industry. Her industry-focused research is motivated by 18 years of industry experience working in a number of different countries and in a variety of roles including specialist engineering, line management, organisational change and business performance improvement roles.
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
- Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, University of Phoenix
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Risk management
Creating whole-of-systems risk management approaches to deliver sustainable operational excellence. Exploring Industry 4.0 advancements to help humans identify, and address the range of contemporary and emerging risks that can impact the operational competitiveness of an organisation. Developing evidence-based data analytics and leading indicators to produce and communicate intelligent insights that facilitate proactive and effective management and governance of critical operational risks.
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Safety Engineering
Developing and testing innovations in socio-technical systems-based approaches that integrate inherently safe design, risk controls, high reliability and operational resilience philosophies to improve the safety, integrity, reliability,and overall performance of industrial systems.
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Human factors
Developing and applying innovative, impactful and user-centred approaches that improve the design of work systems to better support industry practitioners decision making processes so they more effectively and successfully manage high hazard and safety critical systems.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
‘What Good Looks Like’: Building a Shared Understanding of Quality Training and Learning in the Mining Industry
MacMahon, Stephanie J., Corbett, Brooklyn, Hassall, Maureen, Carroll, Annemaree and De Boer, Rodo (2024). ‘What Good Looks Like’: Building a Shared Understanding of Quality Training and Learning in the Mining Industry. Vocations and Learning. doi: 10.1007/s12186-024-09353-2
2024
Book Chapter
Artificial Intelligence Applications for Workplace Safety : An In-Depth Examination
Rybak, Nikodem and Hassall, Maureen (2024). Artificial Intelligence Applications for Workplace Safety : An In-Depth Examination. Advances in Information Quality and Management. (pp. 1-19) IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7366-5.ch085
2024
Journal Article
Dynamic simulation for process hazard analysis: affordances and limitations in the application to complex process systems
Lee, John, Cameron, Ian and Hassall, Maureen (2024). Dynamic simulation for process hazard analysis: affordances and limitations in the application to complex process systems. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 87 105232, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jlp.2023.105232
2023
Journal Article
A new alarm system developing approach through graph modeling
Parsa, Kourosh, Hassall, Maureen, Naderpour, Mohsen, Pourreza, Mobin and Ramezani, Fahimeh (2023). A new alarm system developing approach through graph modeling. IEEE Access, 12, 1608-1620. doi: 10.1109/access.2023.3346053
2023
Book Chapter
Machine learning-enhanced text mining as a support tool for research on climate change : theoretical and technical considerations
Rybak, Nikodem and Hassall, Maureen (2023). Machine learning-enhanced text mining as a support tool for research on climate change : theoretical and technical considerations. 5G, artificial intelligence, and next generation internet of things. (pp. 86-122) edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos and Xi Zhang. Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8634-4.ch004
2023
Journal Article
Proposal for and validation of novel risk-based process to reduce the risk of construction site fatalities (Major Accident Prevention (MAP) program)
Selleck, Roberta, Cattani, Marcus and Hassall, Maureen (2023). Proposal for and validation of novel risk-based process to reduce the risk of construction site fatalities (Major Accident Prevention (MAP) program). Safety Science, 158 105986, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105986
2023
Book Chapter
Deciphering the knowledge used by frontline workers in abnormal situations
Lilburne, Christopher M. and Hassall, Maureen E. (2023). Deciphering the knowledge used by frontline workers in abnormal situations. Ergonomic insights: successes and failures of work design. (pp. 127-139) edited by Nektarios Karanikas and Sara Pazell. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003349976-11
2023
Book Chapter
SAfER way to design work
Hassall, Maureen E. (2023). SAfER way to design work. Ergonomic insights: successes and failures of work design. (pp. 253-272) edited by Nektarios Karanikas and Sara Pazell. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003349976-21
2023
Book Chapter
Fundamentals of risk management
Hassall, Maureen and Lant, Paul (2023). Fundamentals of risk management. Fundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers. (pp. 19-39) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-820320-0.00012-x
2023
Book
Fundamentals of risk management for process industry engineers
Hassall, Maureen and Lant, Paul (2023). Fundamentals of risk management for process industry engineers. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/C2019-0-01193-4
2023
Conference Publication
The future of health, safety & wellbeing in mining
Hassall, Maureen E. (2023). The future of health, safety & wellbeing in mining. World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26-29 June 2023. World Mining Congress.
2022
Journal Article
How did COVID-19 pandemic impact safety performance on a construction project? A case study comparing pre and post COVID-19 influence on safety at an Australian construction site
Selleck, Roberta, Cattani, Marcus and Hassall, Maureen (2022). How did COVID-19 pandemic impact safety performance on a construction project? A case study comparing pre and post COVID-19 influence on safety at an Australian construction site. Safety, 8 (4) 77, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/safety8040077
2022
Conference Publication
A reliability-based design acceptance criteria approach for inter-ramp and overall open pit slopes
Creighton, Ashley, Bixley, Mark, Elmouttie, Marc, Hassall, Maureen, Macciotta, Renato and Juldz, Abai (2022). A reliability-based design acceptance criteria approach for inter-ramp and overall open pit slopes. Slope Stability 2022, Tucson, AZ United States, 17-21 October 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Determining the reliability of critical controls in construction projects
Selleck, Roberta, Hassall, Maureen and Cattani, Marcus (2022). Determining the reliability of critical controls in construction projects. Safety, 8 (3) 64, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/safety8030064
2022
Journal Article
What can machine learning teach us about Australian climate risk disclosures?
Harker, Callan, Hassall, Maureen, Lant, Paul, Rybak, Nikodem and Dargusch, Paul (2022). What can machine learning teach us about Australian climate risk disclosures?. Sustainability, 14 (16) 10000, 10000. doi: 10.3390/su141610000
2022
Journal Article
Information needs and challenges in future process safety
Lee, John, Cameron, Ian and Hassall, Maureen (2022). Information needs and challenges in future process safety. Digital Chemical Engineering, 3 100017, 100017. doi: 10.1016/j.dche.2022.100017
2022
Other Outputs
Human-system integration risk assessment for automation in mining
Hassall, Maureen, Seligmann, Ben, Burgess-Limerick, Robin, Lynas, Danellie and Haight, Joel (2022). Human-system integration risk assessment for automation in mining. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Journal Article
How do we learn about drivers for industrial energy efficiency: current state of knowledge
Smith, Kelly M., Wilson, Stephen, Lant, Paul and Hassall, Maureen E. (2022). How do we learn about drivers for industrial energy efficiency: current state of knowledge. Energies, 15 (7) 2642, 2642. doi: 10.3390/en15072642
2022
Journal Article
Barriers and drivers for industrial energy management: the frontline perspective
Smith, Kelly M., Wilson, Stephen and Hassall, Maureen E. (2022). Barriers and drivers for industrial energy management: the frontline perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 335 130320, 130320. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130320
2022
Conference Publication
Predicting human-system interaction risks associated with autonomous systems in mining
Hassall, Maureen, Seligmann, Ben, Lynas, Danellie, Haight, Joel and Burgess-Limerick, Robin (2022). Predicting human-system interaction risks associated with autonomous systems in mining. AHFE International Conference, New York, NY, United States, 24-28 July 2022. New York, NY, United States: AHFE International. doi: 10.54941/ahfe1002313
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving contractor risk management
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jill Harris
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Doctor Philosophy
Interactions and impacts of humans and automation in complex mining systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick, Dr Danellie Lynas
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Doctor Philosophy
Safety leadership and its impact on serious injuries and fatalities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Danellie Lynas, Professor David Cliff
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Doctor Philosophy
Managing Major Disruptive Risks in the Water Sector
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant
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Doctor Philosophy
Grounding a contemporary and emerging Safety movement and viewpoint with Science: A study into Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) in Australian Mining.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Abnormal Situation Management - Modelling and Analysis of the Alarm
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Human factors for Energy Management
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Knowledge use in safety-critical decision making
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The use of dynamic simulation to improve process safety
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Ian Cameron
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a control focused incident investigation process to reduce workplace injuries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Technical considerations for the application of deep learning methods for multimodal emotion recognition
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Improving organisational learning from incidents through effective incident investigations: A study of the Ghanaian mining industry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Cliff
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Integration of Health and Safety Risk Management into the Implementation of Gold Processing Technology in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) Communities in the Philippines
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Cliff
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Project Risk Management for Residential Recycled Water Schemes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steven Kenway, Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Delivering Superior Megaproject Performance Outcomes Through Timely Intervention in the Civil Engineering Curriculum
Associate Advisor
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