New joint IEA/ILO publication – Review Report on Laws and Practice Related to Human Factors/Ergonomics and Manual Handling at the Workplace
IEA/ILO publication – Review Report on Laws and Practice Related to Human Factors/Ergonomics and Manual Handling at the Workplace: Despite the acknowledged importance of human factor/ergonomics (HFE) in the workplace, most countries and regions lack comprehensive regulations and requirements for HFE design and implementation. An effective HFE systems approach is indispensable to support our life […]
IEA Awards for 2023 announced
The IEA would like to announce the following award winners for 2023. The IEA Executive would like to congratulate all winners and thank them on behalf of all members for the contributions they have made to our profession and science. Thanks to the work of the review committee and, of course, to the award sponsors. […]
Ergonomics Month
October is Global Ergonomics Month. We would like to showcase a great initiative by our members in Iran, who climbed the highest mountain in the country, Tochal Peal (3’963 metres), to promote ergonomics. Our thanks to Payam Khanlari and his colleagues for the effort and to the Iranian Ergonomics Society and the Ergonomics Student Magazine […]
IEA2024 Call for Papers now open
The first round of submissions will be due by 31 October 2023 and authors will be notified of the results by the end of November, 2023. A second round will take place afterwards with notification of acceptance in March, 2024. The first round invites ideas for individual posters and presentations, sessions, workshops and panel discussions. […]
Stover Snook
The IEA regrets to inform that Stover Snook, an IEA Fellow, passed away on July 8, 2023 in Florida, his home. Stover entered the new field of human engineering in 1956. He participated in the human factors design and evaluation of military missile systems, command and control systems, weather observing and forecasting systems, and aircraft cockpit […]
Martin Helander
It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Professor Martin Helander, President of the IEA from 1994-1997. His wife, Professor Halimahtun Mohd Khalid, kindly provided the picture below, which was taken on his 80th birthday last month. He died of long illness in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where they had lived and worked […]
IEA Webinar with Paul Salmon on Artificial Intelligence
The IEA is pleased to announce that Paul Salmon will be presenting on the challenges for the future of work that will result from the application of artificial intelligence. The webinar will take place on 28th June at 8 am UTC but will also be available on the IEA YouTube channel afterwards. See the link […]
