Aida Haghighi
Assistant Professor Faculty of Community Services School of Occupational and Public Health Toronto, Ontario aida.haghighi@torontomu.ca
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I joined the School of Occupational and Public Health at Toronto Metropolitan University in July, 2021. I am an industrial engineer with both academic and industrial experience.
I hold a PhD from Polytechnique Montreal and obtained my master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Iran. All three ar...
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I hold a PhD from Polytechnique Montreal and obtained my master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Iran. All three ar...
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Bio/Research
I joined the School of Occupational and Public Health at Toronto Metropolitan University in July, 2021. I am an industrial engineer with both academic and industrial experience.
I hold a PhD from Polytechnique Montreal and obtained my master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Iran. All three are in industrial engineering. I conducted my doctorate program in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS), with a focus on bypassing safeguards on machinery as a common OHS problem in industry. In parallel with my doctoral studies, I had an opportunity to collaborate with a team of researchers from various fields who were working at Polytechnique Montreal and IRSST on a new research project about the impacts of Industry 4.0 on occupational safety.
In addition to my academic background, I have nine years of experience at National Gas Company as a senior systems analysis specialist and then advanced to be head of the Systems Analysis Department. I have worked on implementing, auditing and maintaining integrated management systems, including an OHS management system (OHSAS 18001), a quality management system (ISO 9001) and an environmental management system (ISO 14001). I audited OHS and process performance as a certified internal auditor/lead auditor along with the audit team.
My passion is conducting and collaborating in knowledge-sharing activities and research studies in the fields of my specialization, which generally speaking, include industrial safety, OHS management systems and audit, OHS risk management and continual improvement.
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I hold a PhD from Polytechnique Montreal and obtained my master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Iran. All three are in industrial engineering. I conducted my doctorate program in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS), with a focus on bypassing safeguards on machinery as a common OHS problem in industry. In parallel with my doctoral studies, I had an opportunity to collaborate with a team of researchers from various fields who were working at Polytechnique Montreal and IRSST on a new research project about the impacts of Industry 4.0 on occupational safety.
In addition to my academic background, I have nine years of experience at National Gas Company as a senior systems analysis specialist and then advanced to be head of the Systems Analysis Department. I have worked on implementing, auditing and maintaining integrated management systems, including an OHS management system (OHSAS 18001), a quality management system (ISO 9001) and an environmental management system (ISO 14001). I audited OHS and process performance as a certified internal auditor/lead auditor along with the audit team.
My passion is conducting and collaborating in knowledge-sharing activities and research studies in the fields of my specialization, which generally speaking, include industrial safety, OHS management systems and audit, OHS risk management and continual improvement.
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