Ergonomics and Informal Work in the United States: Case Examples from New York City
IEA Webinar: September 25, 16:00 UTC Informal Work Webinar Series Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a part of an ongoing webinar series on ergonomics and informal work in different countries around the world. In this webinar, the most representative informal jobs from New York City, the […]
Informal Work in Latin America: Ergonomics Perspectives and Experiences from Brazil
Informal Work Webinar Series Date: 29th October 2025 Time: 16:00 UTC (13:00 Brazil, 09:00 US EST) Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar, organized by the IEA Informal Work TC and the ICOH Working Group on “Demographic Changes, Inequalities and the Future of Decent Work” in collaboration with the School of Public Health of the University […]
Ergonomics and Informal Work in India: Case Examples from Eastern India
Webinar: August 19, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Duration: 90 minutes This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC will provide an overview on ergonomics and informal work in India. The most representative informal jobs from across India will be addressed by prominent speakers from University of Calcutta, Vidyasagar University and IIT Guwahati, and the […]
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 […]
Introduction to Resilience Engineering
Webinar June 24, 2025, at 11:00 UTC Webinar series on Resilience Engineering This webinar will explore how Resilience Engineering equips organizations to navigate today’s unprecedented levels of complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on the Theory of Graceful Extensibility, the webinar will examine how systems prepare for resilient performance, featuring cross-industry case studies, real-world analyses of current […]
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, […]
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, […]
Adding Dimensions to Anthropometry; Transitions from 1D to 3D
Webinar: 12 May, 2025, at 15:00 UTC The Technical Committee on Anthropometry Webinar Series Duration: 60 mins, including time for discussion The introduction of full body 3D scanning in the early 2000s provided new directions for research into apparel sizing and fit. This talk will focus on apparel practice in body measurement, how it differs […]
