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IEA/ILO Draft Guidelines Available

  • July 7, 2020
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“Principles and Guidelines for Human Factors/Ergonomics (HF/E) Design and Management of Work Systems,” a draft document jointly prepared by IEA and the International Labour Organization, is available for download here. In the Special Preface, IEA President Dr. Kathleen L. Mosier writes: “This draft document was prepared over the past 20 months (August 2018-April 2020) by […]

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Message from EC – May 2020

  • July 7, 2020
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Midyear 2020 Update from the IEA Executive Committee (EC) The IEA EC sends heartfelt wishes for the health and safety of all of our members in these crazy times. Because of international travel restrictions, we held the first-ever virtual IEA Executive Committee meeting, 24-26 April 2020. We discussed the multiple activities that the IEA Officers, Standing […]

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HFES International Symposium on Human Factors/Ergonomics in Health Care: Advance Program

  • July 7, 2020
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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society   (HFES) has published the program for its virtual conference on the Human Factors and Ergonomics of Health Care, to be held 18-21 May 2020. The symposium offers leading human factors experts, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, biomedical engineers, health care providers, FDA representatives, and patient safety researchers the opportunity […]

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JES publishes tips for working at home

  • July 7, 2020
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The Japan Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (JES) has created a 13-page booklet, “Seven Practical Tips for Teleworking/Home-Learning using Tablet/Smartphone Devices.” As explained in the introduction, the society conducted a survey of its full members who work at educational institutions, and “found that less than 40% of respondents were aware of the appropriate ergonomics to […]

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EU Guidance on Returning Workers

  • July 7, 2020
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EU-OSHA (European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health at Work) has prepared an overview of methods to deal with challenges of workers returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Many HF/E experts were involved in creating these recommendation. Website EU COVID19 guidance document (pdf)       ———————- Originally posted at https://iea.cc/blog/feed/

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beyondwork2020 – European Conference on Labour Research

  • July 7, 2020
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IEA invites you to beyondwork2020 – European Conference on Labour Research, World Conference Center, Bonn, Germany,  21-22 October 2020 How can companies prepare their employees for the future working world? And how are individual European countries responding to the processes of change associated with digitalization and shifting demographics?   IEA is supporting and participating in this […]

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7 Tips for Telework Booklet Available in Chinese and Japanese

  • July 7, 2020
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“Seven Practical Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) Tips for Teleworking/Home-learning using Tablet/Smartphone Devices,” originally compiled by the Japanese Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (JES), has been translated into a Chinese version (simplified Chinese Characters) by the Chinese Ergonomics Society. It is available for download here. The Ergonomics Society of Taiwan had also translated the document […]

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Call for Proposals: IEA 2021

  • July 7, 2020
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The 21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association Welcome to IEA 2021. The Congress theme, “HFE (Human Factors and Ergonomics) in a connected world/L,ergonomie 4,0”, speaks to the role of emerging G5 technologies.  NOW OPEN:  Call for Special Sessions, including workshops, panels and other formats: March 31, 2020 – June 26, 2020 IEA 2021 […]

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HFES and American Industrial Hygiene Association Collaborate on Videos Examining Ergonomics of Working and Schooling from Home

  • July 7, 2020
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The HFES Member Forum, a member-only feature, is an interactive community for members to share tips and resources, ask questions of one another, and help fellow members solve problems or take a new view towards a particular situation. Take advantage of this opportunity to communicate with colleagues worldwide who do what you do and understand […]

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