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Resilience Engineering (RE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Resilience Engineering (RE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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 are applying systems-based disciplines to guide the integration of AI into mission-critical functions. The webinar will highlight applications in healthcare, defense, and aviation, focusing on […]

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

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

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, […]

Join the ILO’s Global Event: World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Join the ILO’s Global Event: World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work The campaign will shed light on how new technologies are transforming OSH, including through the automation of tasks, use of smart OSH tools and monitoring systems, extended reality and virtual reality and algorithmic management of work. The digital transformation of work has led […]

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

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

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, […]

IEA 2027

Planning has started for the next IEA conference – IEA 2027, in London. Be the first to hear news about the event by joining our “mailing list” https://ergonomics.org.uk/iea-2027-interest-list.html. The dates for IEA2027 will be confirmed by mid-2025 and we expect to release ticket details and the best hotel deals by mid-2026. Sign up to ensure […]

Gender and Work TC special issue: call for contributions

Gender and Work TC special issue: call for contributions

The Gender and Work TC are planning to publish a special issue in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics following the IEA Congress. The Gender and Work TC welcomes manuscripts on the theme ‘ergonomics, gender and social sustainability. Authors who did not present their study in the Gender and Work track at the last conference […]

FPE 2025-2026 Impact Grants

FPE 2025-2026 Impact Grants

The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) is pleased to announce the availability of the FPE Impact Grants that aim to support small projects in the quest to develop professional ergonomics around the world. The funding preference will be given, but not limited to, applicants from developing countries (as defined by the United Nations) or proposals […]

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 […]

Resilience Engineering (RE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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

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,…
Join the ILO's Global Event: World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work The campaign will shed light on how new technologies are transforming OSH, including…
Joint statement of international organizations on NIOSH facing massive layoffs and closing of offices, infrastructures and programmes

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…
IEA 2027

Planning has started for the next IEA conference – IEA 2027, in London. Be the first to hear news about the event by joining our…
Gender and Work TC special issue: call for contributions

The Gender and Work TC are planning to publish a special issue in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics following the IEA Congress. The Gender…
FPE 2025-2026 Impact Grants

The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) is pleased to announce the availability of the FPE Impact Grants that aim to support small projects in the…
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…
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…

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NEXT: IEA2027

6-8 July 2027

London, U.K.

Hosted by the Chartered Institute for Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)

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