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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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The ‘S’ Word – Standards, the Road into Industry and Practice

  • April 10, 2025
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Webinar: May 6, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT The Technical Committee on MusculoSkeletal Disorders Webinar Series Duration: 60 minutes, including time for discussion. What’s new in the world of ergonomic standards? Have you ever wondered what exactly is a standard, what role it plays, how it got developed and by whom, who implements […]

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Future of AI in Ergonomics Assessment Software

  • April 10, 2025
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Webinar: Tuesday, April 15th at 4PM UTC The Technical Committee on MusculoSkeletal Disorders Webinar Series For decades, ergonomics practitioners have relied on observation based, manual assessment tools to identify, quantify, and prioritize musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risks in the workplace. However, traditional observational tools are often difficult to use, hard to explain, and prone to user […]

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Informal Work in Peru and Colombia: Status, Perspectives and Challenges in Ergonomics

  • April 9, 2025
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Webinar April 30, 2025, 15:00 UTC Informal Work Webinar Series This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a continuation of our prior webinar series on ergonomics and informal work in Latin America. The most representative informal jobs from across Latin America will be addressed by prominent speakers from Peru and Colombia, and […]

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