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Ergonomic Design, Development, and Research in the Informal Sector in Latin America – Part-1

Ergonomic Design, Development, and Research in the Informal Sector in Latin America – Part-1

Webinar Wednesday, 4th December 2024, 16:00 UTC Duration: 90 mins This IEA webinar, titled “Ergonomic Design, Development, and Research in the Informal Sector in Latin America,” is part of a series of webinars focused on analyzing informal labor and its challenges. Organized by the IEA Informal Work Technical Committee in collaboration with the National University […]

Fall Prevention

Fall Prevention

Webinar Monday, December 2nd, 2024, 2pm-3pm (UTC) Duration: 60 mins For more information click here. To register click here.

Linking Practice and Science in Visual Ergonomics

Linking Practice and Science in Visual Ergonomics

Webinar rescheduled for 15th November, 2024, 8 am UTC The goal of this webinar series is to showcase the research/projects in visual ergonomics conducted by executive members of the IEA Visual Ergonomics Technical Committee. The members have extensive experience in teaching/working within visual ergonomics. Throughout their speeches, they will establish links between practice and science, […]

Klaus Zink

The International Ergonomics and Human Factors Association (IEA) mourns the death of Prof. Dr. Klaus Zink who passed away on Thursday 26 September 2024. Prof. Zink spent two separate terms in the IEA’s Executive Committee including as Chair of the Policy and Development Standing Committee (2000-2003) and Vice-President Treasurer (2009-2012). In addition, he was Co-Chair […]

Council Meeting 2024

Council Meeting 2024

Just before the 22nd Triennial Congress of the IEA the annual general meeting of the IEA Council was held. The Council consists of representatives of the 55 federated members and the IEA elected officers. The Chairs of the standing committees gave reports on the activities of the hundreds of volunteers that make up the technical […]

Making it Happen! New IEA Publication

Making it Happen! New IEA Publication

The IEA officers are pleased to announce that the next book in the Ergonomics in a Nutshell series for “Giving your business the human factors edge ..” has just been published. It is available free of charge in e-book format: Making it happen. IEA International Ergonomics Association (IEA) developed this publication for Line Managers in […]

Official recognition of HFE Profession in Brazil

Official recognition of HFE Profession in Brazil

Exciting news this month from our colleagues in Brazil – the Association of Brazil for Ergonomics and Human Factors (ABERGO). This IEA federated society had already succeeded in getting laws passed in 2022 to obligate employers to conduct “ergonomic” risk assessments of and design appropriate prevention interventions. This increased the demand for qualified HFE specialists […]

Building up HFE competence in Ghana, West Africa.

Building up HFE competence in Ghana, West Africa.

Members of the IEA Executive Committee and ErgoAfrica network along with ergonomics/human factors educators from USA and Europe are working towards building up the educational resources in West Africa for our discipline. Last week milestone meetings were held at the University of Ghana where plans were laid to establish a Masters Degree program in Ergonomics […]

Ergonomic Design, Development, and Research in the Informal Sector in Latin America - Part-1

Webinar Wednesday, 4th December 2024, 16:00 UTC Duration: 90 mins This IEA webinar, titled “Ergonomic Design, Development, and Research in the Informal Sector in Latin…
Fall Prevention

Webinar Monday, December 2nd, 2024, 2pm-3pm (UTC) Duration: 60 mins For more information click here. To register click here.
Linking Practice and Science in Visual Ergonomics

Webinar rescheduled for 15th November, 2024, 8 am UTC The goal of this webinar series is to showcase the research/projects in visual ergonomics conducted by…
Klaus Zink

The International Ergonomics and Human Factors Association (IEA) mourns the death of Prof. Dr. Klaus Zink who passed away on Thursday 26 September 2024. Prof.…
Council Meeting 2024

Just before the 22nd Triennial Congress of the IEA the annual general meeting of the IEA Council was held. The Council consists of representatives of…
Making it Happen! New IEA Publication

The IEA officers are pleased to announce that the next book in the Ergonomics in a Nutshell series for "Giving your business the human factors…
Official recognition of HFE Profession in Brazil

Exciting news this month from our colleagues in Brazil - the Association of Brazil for Ergonomics and Human Factors (ABERGO). This IEA federated society had…
Building up HFE competence in Ghana, West Africa.

Members of the IEA Executive Committee and ErgoAfrica network along with ergonomics/human factors educators from USA and Europe are working towards building up the educational…
Translation of IEA Core Competencies into German

The IEA is pleased to announce that the "Core Competencies of Human Factors and Ergonomics" has been translated into German, published and is available from…
Completed European Union (Erasmus) Project: HEDY Life in the AI Era

HEDY is a project which provides massive open online courses (MOOC) for free and open access for participants, with interactive forums, focused on Life in…

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