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

  • August 6, 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 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 […]

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Ergonomics and Informal Work in India: Case Examples from Eastern India

  • July 19, 2025
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Webinar: August 19, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Duration: 90 minutes This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC will provide an overview on ergonomics and informal work in India. The most representative informal jobs from across India will be addressed by prominent speakers from University of Calcutta, Vidyasagar University and IIT Guwahati, and the […]

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Resilience Engineering (RE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • June 20, 2025
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Webinar July 3, 2025, at 14:30 UTC Webinar series on Resilience Engineering This webinar will explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Resilience Engineering (RE), showcasing how safety-critical industries Webinar July 3, 2025, at 14:30 UTC Webinar series on Resilience Engineering This webinar will explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Resilience Engineering […]

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Introduction to Resilience Engineering

  • June 20, 2025
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Webinar June 24, 2025, at 11:00 UTC Webinar series on Resilience Engineering This webinar will explore how Resilience Engineering equips organizations to navigate today’s unprecedented levels of complexity and uncertainty. Webinar June 24, 2025, at 11:00 UTC Webinar series on Resilience Engineering This webinar will explore how Resilience Engineering equips organizations to navigate today’s unprecedented […]

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IEA Executive Committee Update 2024-2025

  • May 16, 2025
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Following the 22nd Triennial Congress in Jeju, South Korea, the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) appointed a new Executive Committee (EC) to guide the organization through 2024–2027. Professor Andrew Thatcher, a South African expert in cognitive ergonomics and sustainability, became the first President from an African federated society. He is joined by Vice-President Treasurer Professor Thomas […]

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Occupational health, vocational training and gender. My little story of the ergonomic crossroads of three parallel roads

  • May 16, 2025
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Webinar: June 11, 2025, at 4 PM UTC This online webinar aims to explore how the approaches of the two TCs, EWAT and G&W — specifically, the ergonomic work analysis and training, and gender and work — can be conceptually and methodologically integrated. Prof. C. Chatigny (UQÀM, Canada – Québec) will present her approach and contributions, […]

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Joint statement of international organizations on NIOSH facing massive layoffs and closing of offices, infrastructures and programmes

  • April 11, 2025
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The International Commission on Occupational Health, the International Ergonomics and Human Factors Association and the Collegium Ramazzini, together representing their individual and collective members from over 100 Countries, join their voices to express great concern about the worrying news of massive layoffs of NIOSH employees, scientists and leadership as well as closing of NIOSH offices, […]

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Adding Dimensions to Anthropometry; Transitions from 1D to 3D

  • April 10, 2025
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Webinar: 12 May, 2025, at 15:00 UTC The Technical Committee on Anthropometry Webinar Series Duration: 60 mins, including time for discussion The introduction of full body 3D scanning in the early 2000s provided new directions for research into apparel sizing and fit. This talk will focus on apparel practice in body measurement, how it differs […]

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Military Anthropometry History

  • April 10, 2025
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Webinar: 8 May, 2025, at 15:00 UTC The Technical Committee on Anthropometry Webinar Series Duration: 60 minutes, including time for discussion. The webinar organized by the Technical Committee on Anthropometry offers a brief overview of the history of anthropometry and its applications in military contexts. Presenter: Dr. Todd Garlie, Anthropologist, U.S. ARMY DEVCOM Soldier Center, […]

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