Author: IEASecretaryGeneral

Oct
15

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 […]

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Aug
26

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 […]

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Aug
08

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 […]

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Jun
04

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 […]

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Jun
01

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 […]

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May
23

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.

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May
16

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 […]

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May
16

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 with the IEA and the International Occupational Hygiene Association. The MOU was signed by the Presidents, Prof. Seong-Kyu Kang for ICOH, Dr Samantha Connell for IOHA and Prof. José Orlando […]

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