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Webinar: Informal Work in Latin America

Webinar: Informal Work in Latin America

October 31, 2024 Time: 15:00 UTC (90 minutes duration) This webinar from the IEA Technical Committee on Informal Work will focus on informal work in Latin America. Prominent experts from Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile will present case examples of informal work that are most representative of the region, and will review the state of ergonomics […]

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 […]

Translation of IEA Core Competencies into German

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 the IEA website (->Resources) along with the translations into Japanese, Spanish and Farsi. Any members wishing to assist with translations into their local languages should contact the Secretary General.

Completed European Union (Erasmus) Project: HEDY Life in the AI Era

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 Artificial Intelligence plus generating other resources of interest to HFE specialists. It was conducted by a consortium of research institutes across Europe and was funded by support from the European […]

Webinar: Informal Work in Latin America

October 31, 2024 Time: 15:00 UTC (90 minutes duration) This webinar from the IEA Technical Committee on Informal Work will focus on informal work in…
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…
Signing of renewed Memorandum of Understanding ICOH -IEA-IOHA

During the Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health held in Marrakesh, Morocco, 28th-April to 3rd May the ICOH renewed its collaboration agreement…
Review report on laws and practice related to human factors/ergonomics

Decent work for all, a goal shared by ILO and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), cannot be achieved unless human factors/ergonomics (HFE) principles and a…

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