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Informal Work in Latin America: Ergonomics Perspectives and Experiences from Brazil

  • October 3, 2025
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Informal Work Webinar Series Date: 29th October 2025 Time: 16:00 UTC (13:00 Brazil, 09:00 US EST) Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar, organized by the IEA Informal Work TC and the ICOH Working Group on “Demographic Changes, Inequalities and the Future of Decent Work” in collaboration with the School of Public Health of the University […]

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Anthropometric Surveys: Plan before you measure!

  • October 3, 2025
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Webinar: October 9th, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Duration: 60 mins This webinar covers the basics of how to plan and execute an anthropometric survey, and ways to present the results.  Both traditional methods (tape and caliper) and scan data collection are included, with an emphasis on data quality and database utility. This webinar is hosted […]

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Industrial Human-Robot Interaction

  • October 3, 2025
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Webinar: October 28th, 2025, at 09:00 UTC Duration: 60 mins Webinar Series Human Factors in Robotics Join the Technical Committee (TC) Human Factors in Robotics for a webinar focusing on the critical and rapidly evolving domain of Industrial Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). This session will explore the latest advancements in robotic systems transforming industrial applications worldwide. […]

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Navigating the FRAM: the latest book on the Functional Resonance Analysis Method

  • October 3, 2025
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Webinar; October 14th, 2025, at 14:00 UTC Duration: 70 mins Webinar series on Resilience Engineering Brief summary This webinar celebrates the launch of the newly published book “Navigating the FRAM: Mastering the Functional Resonance Analysis Method for modelling complex socio-technical systems”, uniting leading voices in Resilience Engineering and the Functional Resonance Analysis Method. The editor […]

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Ergonomics and Informal Work in the United States: Case Examples from New York City

  • August 22, 2025
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IEA Webinar: September 25, 16:00 UTC  Informal Work Webinar Series Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a part of an ongoing webinar IEA Webinar: September 25, 16:00 UTC  Informal Work Webinar Series Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a […]

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Upcoming Webinar : Can regulations support resilient performance?

  • October 3, 2022
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This webinar is composed of two presentations. It will take place on 28th October, 2022 at UTC 12:00 to 13:30. Talk 1: The influence of regulations on resilient performance – multilevel healthcare research and cross sector learning. The first presenter will be Sina Øyri, a postdoctoral researcher at SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, […]

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IEA Webinars in November 2022

  • October 2, 2022
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The IEA will offer three webinars next month: Tuesday 9th November: Systems Engineering on the Nordic Express. More information here. Register here. Monday 14th November: Train4Work (practical tool for non-experts). More information here. Register here. Monday 21st November: The European Machines Directive. More information here. Register here. Registration for the IEA webinars is free. They […]

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Obituaries

  • September 22, 2022
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The IEA community has been saddened to learn of the deaths of two leading researchers and visionary leaders in HFE over the last months. Former IEA President Illka Kurinka passed away on 9th July. Further information about his contributions and personal remembrances from colleagues can be found here. Richard Cook, well known for his work […]

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IEA Webinar on Exoskeletons

  • April 25, 2022
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This webinar included presentations by researchers and a designer-manufacturer. It gives an overview of the current application of exoskeletons. The presentations are followed by a short panel discussion where the advantages and limitations will be discussed. The webinar took place on 7th April, 2022 and was posted on YouTube. Linked here. This webinar included presentations […]

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IEA Webinar on Human-Robot Interaction Available on YouTube

  • April 25, 2022
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The recent IEA Webinar on Human-Robot Interaction is now available on You Tube:   Human factors and ergonomics are crucial topics for the future development of robotic technologies. The application of diverse robotic technologies in different settings such as manufacturing, healthcare, and others is increasing steadily. In particular, robotic systems that closely interact with humans […]

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