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Dr Adelle Liebenberg

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5515
Email: a.liebenberg@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-9412

Dr Liebenberg is a Lecturer in Occupational Hygiene, and Course Coordinator of Post Graduate Occupational Hygiene courses, in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Current Teaching

Dr Liebenberg is the Unit Coordinator and/or Lecturer for the following units:

  • OHS6138: Occupational Health Management
  • OHS5118: Occupational Hygiene Science
  • OHS6144: Occupational Hygiene 1: Chemical Aspects
  • OHS6159: Occupational Hygiene 2: Physical and Biological Aspects
  • OHS6162: Occupational Hygiene 3: Control
  • OHS6176: Occupational Hygiene Sampling and Study Design
  • HST6106: Health Science Research Project 1
  • HST6107: Health Science Research Project 2

Background

  • Lecturer, University of Newcastle (2014 – 2020)
  • Snr Occupational Hygienist, AECOM (2011 – 2019)
  • Snr Occupational Hygienist, Simtars (2009 – 2011)
  • SHEQ Manager, Picko Reclamation, South Africa (2008 – 2009)
  • Technologist: Micro and Macro Environment, TSB Sugar, South Africa (2006 – 2008)
  • Occupational Hygienist: Anglogold Ashanti, South Africa (2004 – 2006)

Professional Associations

  • Chair, AIOH Certification Board (2021 – present)
  • Member, AIOH Certification Board (2019 – present)
  • Member, AIOH Professional Development and Education Committee (2018 – present)
  • Mentor, AIOH (2016 – present)
  • Member, School of Health Sciences Research Committee, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle (2016 – 2020)
  • Chair, Professional OHS accreditation assessment panel, Australian Institute of Health and Safety (previously Safety Institute of Australia) (2016 – 2019)

Awards and Recognition

  • Higher education advanced leadership program (NEELI), woman & leadership Australia scholarship - Awarded 2017
  • Faculty workplace Health and Safety Excellence Award, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle 2016

Research Areas and Interests

  • Workplace exposures to noise and prevention of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
  • Workplace exposures to physical, chemical and biological health hazards in the workplace
  • Implementation of PPE in the workplace

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2023.
  • Public Health & OHS, Edith Cowan University, 2021.
  • Master of Science Physiology, South Africa, 2006.
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours)(Physiology), South Africa, 2004.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Padamsey, K., Wallace, R., Liebenberg, A., Cross, M., Oosthuizen, J. (2024). Fighting fire and fumes: risk awareness and protective practices among Western Australian firefighters. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 33(4), Article number WF23147. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF23147.
  • Padamsey, K., Liebenberg, A., Wallace, R., Oosthuizen, J. (2024). Characterising the Chemical Composition of Bushfire Smoke and Implications for Firefighter Exposure in Western Australia. Fire, 7(11), Article number 388. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7110388.
  • Padamsey, K., Liebenberg, A., Wallace, R., Oosthuizen, J. (2024). Preliminary Assessment of Tunic Off-Gassing after Wildland Firefighting Exposure. Fire, 7(9), Article number 321. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7090321.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Liebenberg, A., Gardner, M., Nie, VM., James, CL., Reed, S. (2023). A Scoping Review: Identifying Targeted Intervention Strategies for Workers with Occupational Hearing Loss. Acoustics Australia, 51(3), 407-417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40857-023-00302-y.

Conference Publications

  • Liebenberg, A., Oosthuizen, J., Reed, S. (2023). Development of Occupational Hearing Loss: A Review of Identification and Management. Occupational Hearing Loss in Australian Mining: Prevalence, Management and Prevention (10 pages). AIOH.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Liebenberg, A., Nie, V., Brichta, A., Ahmadi, S., James, C. (2022). Pre-employment hearing threshold levels of 59,601 Australian male coal miners compared to an otologically normal international male population (ISO7029:2019). International Journal of Audiology, 2022(In press), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2022.2088625.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Liebenberg, A., Brichta, A., Nie, V., Ahmadi, S., James, C. (2021). Hearing threshold levels of Australian coal mine workers: a retrospective cross-sectional study of 64196 audiograms. International Journal of Audiology, 60(10), 808-819. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1884908.

Research Projects

  • DFES Undergarment Contamination and Laundering Proposal , Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Tender, 2023 ‑ 2025, $36,294.
  • MARS: Developing research questions for the future; Health and exposure metrics as an indicator of workplace health in Western Australia., DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $107,603.
  • MARS: The Barometer in Australian Mining: Developing an integrated approach to monitoring incident and injury risk, DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $117,647.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Digging Deeper: Are we underestimation asbestos risks in Western Australian mining operations?
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Development implementation and evaluation of an integrated university occupational hygiene and health monitoring program

Completed Supervisions

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Workplace exposures of wildland firefighters in Western Australia - novel insights and real-world impact
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